A household of eight tenting at Bass Lake obtained a shock after they observed a silhouette of one thing inside their automobile. Seems, it was a hungry bear. The bear had opened the automobile door, went to city on a bottle of syrup, and in some way managed to lock itself contained in the car.
A California Freeway Patrol officer busted the van’s entrance window so the bear may escape, and, fortunately, nobody obtained harm. (Though we wouldn’t be shocked if the bear left with a stomachache.)
Irik Edens instructed native KCRA 3 Information: “I observed there was one thing shifting within the automobile. [I was] like, ‘Wait a minute, all the youngsters are down there. Who’s within the automobile?’ Then I see the silhouette of the bear within the again window and [I was] like, ‘Holy cow! There’s a bear in our automobile!’”
The bear destroyed the Edens’ van—not an ideal ending to the couple’s anniversary tenting journey. Nonetheless, Edens appeared in good spirits as he recounted the story. He says the household needed to hire a car to get dwelling.
Bear Security Suggestions
The Edens realized the onerous approach that bears can open automobile doorways. They’d left the doorways unlocked, which was not solely handy for them but additionally for the hungry bear.
One of the best place to retailer meals in bear nation is in a bear locker or different bear-proof container. If you happen to should retailer meals in your car whereas tenting in bear nation, be sure the doorways keep locked, even throughout daytime hours.
Carry bear spray and a bear horn whereas tenting in locations the place bears stay.
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