PARKER, Pa. (AP) — A group of friends has tracked down and helped to save a western Pennsylvania bear
that got its head stuck in a bucket-like contraption.
The group posted cellphone video to the Facebook page titled "Save the ‘Bucket Bear’" (http://on.fb.me/1rcTt3h ) after they were able to
track down the bear and subdue it over the weekend.
track down the bear and subdue it over the weekend.
Samantha Eigenbrod recorded the rescue on her cellphone. The bear’s head wasn’t really stuck in a bucket,
but rather in a device related to an automobile air bag that got stuck on the bear’s head. The animal
was able to breathe by chewing a hole in the device.
Eigenbrod’s friends tackled the bear and took about 30 to 40 minutes to cut off the device with a hack
saw. The bear then ran away, apparently unharmed.
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