‘I Got to Hand It to Subaru. They Made a Good Car’: Bear Locks Itself Inside Vehicle
The bear tore apart the Subaru’s seats, door panels and wiring before officers used a rope to free it unharmed.
- A black bear became trapped inside an unlocked Subaru in Juneau around 12:30 a.m. on Monday, destroying the interior before JPD officers freed it unharmed.
- Intense bear activity has plagued Juneau this year after more than 200 inches of snow and a late spring left animals with fewer berries and fish to forage.
- After hearing the car horn blare, a neighbor called 911 to report the bear sitting on it. Responding officers used a rope to prise open the vehicle's door after about five to 10 minutes.
- Owner Michael Wilson said the bear tried three different cars before settling on his Subaru, calling it a "Goldilocks situation, except he got locked in the last car." The interior was completely destroyed.
- Wilson advised residents living in bear territories to secure their vehicles, saying "Lock your doors. Don't leave any food, no candy." He lacked comprehensive insurance coverage for the damage.
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A bear entered a car parked in Juneau, Alaska, but the adventure ended badly for the owner of the car. The animal remained stuck inside and destroyed a large part of the car in...
Bear Trapped Inside Unlocked Subaru Trashes Interior Before Juneau Police Free It
A black bear trapped itself inside an unlocked Subaru in Juneau early Monday, wrecking the interior before police freed it with a rope, while Alaska Airlines announced new nonstop routes from Anchorage to Japan, Texas and Tennessee.
A black bear broke into a car in Alaska and completely destroyed the interior before being freed by local police. Daniel Nore, a resident of the city of Juneau, filmed the moment when officers used a rope to open the door of a Subaru and get the trapped bear out. Nore said that his car was also attacked by a bear about a month ago. - YouTube www.youtube.com He suspects that it may be the same animal. The owner of the car, Mistee Wilson, filmed t…
After Trapping Himself in Car, Bear Goes on a Tear
A Juneau family's unlocked Subaru turned into an accident bear trap—and a total loss. Around 12:30am Monday, a neighbor hearard a horn blend and spotted a black bear inside the vehicle, sitting on the horn, and called 911, per KTUU. June police woke the owners to get the...
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