Bear rescued after getting stuck up tree

RIGHT: The sleepy bear rests on tree branches in Santa Clara Cemetery in Oxnard, California after being tranquillised

Tom Phillips - 5th May, 2010

A sleepy 200lb bear was rescued from a tree in California after it fell asleep in the branches after being hit with tranquilliser darts.

Firefighters had to fit the groggy black bear with a harness then use a ladder to lower it to the ground after it climbed up a tree in a cemetery in Oxnard, California before being tranquillised by Fish and Game department officials.

The bear dozed off in the branches with at least three tranquilliser darts hanging from its side.


The bear had been reported prowling a nearby neighbourhood just after 2 a.m.

It was first spotted in a fire station parking lot, then up a tree in a condominium complex. Two apartment buildings were evacuated as police tried to track the bear down. It eventually climbed over the cemetery wall and headed up the tree, where it was tranquillised.

After it was safely lowered to the ground, Fish and Game experts bundled the bear in a tarpaulin, and police say it will be released in Los Padres National Forest.

http://www.metro.co.uk/weird/824686-bear-rescued-after-getting-stuck-up-tree