Wales, Alaska - A polar bear attacked and killed a woman and a minor in a remote village in western Alaska on Tuesday, state troopers said. The animal was shot and killed by a local resident.

Per an official report, Alaska State Troopers said they received reports of a polar bear attack in Wales, a village on the western coast of Alaska, at 2:30 PM local time on Tuesday.

Wales is a small, predominantly Inupiaq town with a population of around 150 people on the Seward Peninsula.

Per the dispatch, "Initial reports indicate that a polar bear had entered the community and had chased multiple residents."

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"The bear fatally attacked an adult female and juvenile male – it was shot and killed by a local resident as it attacked the pair."

The local authorities did not release the names of those killed in the animal attack, as they are still working to notify the victim's families.

The dispatch also noted that state troopers and officials from the Alaska Department of Fish and Game would be to traveling to the area as soon "as weather conditions allow."

According to the National Park Service's website, the polar bear population in Alaska is estimated to be between 4,000 and 7,000.

But fatal polar bear attacks are rare occurrences, according to the Anchorage Daily News.

The last time a polar bear killed someone was in 1990. Then, the animal killed a man in the North Slope village of Point Lay, which is much further north than the village of Wales.

Scientists found that the animal showed signs of starvation.