Polar Bear kills mother, child in Alaska

Photo by: WDAY Radio Staff
Photo by: WDAY Radio Staff

(Wales, AK) -- A mother and her son are dead in Alaska after a polar bear attacked them.

State Troopers said on Tuesday the bear fatally attacked a woman and her child before someone shot and killed the animal.

Sightings of polar bears in the region are uncommon and attacks are even more rare.

State authorities say they are looking into the incident.