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A polar bear was spotted on the shores of Iceland for the first time in 8 years. It was shot dead by police.

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A rare polar bear was spotted outside a cottage in a remote village in Iceland .

The owner locked herself upstairs as the bear rummaged through her garbage, police say.

The Environment Agency declined to have the animal relocated.

Polar bears are not native to Iceland but occasionally come ashore after traveling on ice floes from Greenland .

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