US EditionBear Crashes Through Ceiling of Kentucky Home: 'Almost Fell on My Mom'
- Game Warden Derick Creech responded around 5 a.m. On May 21 to a report of a black bear inside a Bell County, Kentucky home.
- The bear entered after climbing a ladder and squeezing through an attic opening, which caused it to fall through the ceiling into the kitchen.
- Creech found the bear sitting on the stove and worked with a Bell County Sheriff's Deputy to guide it out through an open door safely.
- No injuries occurred during the incident, and authorities confirmed that the bear was safely removed without causing harm to the residents or itself.
- This event highlights increasing black bear activity in spring, which often leads to such encounters as bears expand their food search into human areas.
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