A black bear locks itself inside a Juneau family's Subaru and tears the interior apart
The video of police freeing the bear with a rope is the hook; the family's insurance lesson and their reason why bears are so active this year are the payoff.
A black bear climbed into a Juneau, Alaska, family's unlocked Subaru around 12:30 a.m. Monday and got shut inside, Alaska's News Source (KTUU) reports. A neighbor heard the horn going off, saw the bear sitting on it and called 911.
Officers woke the family for the keys, but the bear had ripped out wiring and the doors would not unlock, so Juneau police pulled a door open with a rope. The family said the bear was out within five to 10 minutes and ran off unhurt. Owner Michael Wilson said the seats, door panels and back seats were torn apart and metal was bent.
The family said the bear got into three cars that night. They blamed a bad bear year on more than 200 inches of snow and a late spring that left fewer berries and fish. The damage is not covered: they had liability insurance only. Wilson's advice: lock your doors and leave no food or candy in the car.
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American black bear
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North America's smallest and most widespread bear is an omnivore whose diet shifts with the season, and it will leave the forest in search of food.
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