“The bear tried to enter with them,” Nedza said, but Principal Dawn Hendrickson “slammed the door” to keep it out.

Source: https://rapidcityjournal.com/partners/ap/national/mother-1-year-old-son-killed-in-alaska-polar-bear-attack/article_2b6e7960-1d80-5e40-8944-bcc58884dba4.html

“The polar bear was chasing them and tried to get in as well,” said Nedza, who received frantic calls about the attack in Unalakleet, about 250 miles away.

Source: https://alaskapublic.org/2023/01/19/just-horrific-fatal-polar-bear-mauling-happened-during-storm-in-wales/