COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. — How do you react when a bear is trapped inside your car? Very cautiously.
A bear, apparently attracted by the aroma of food, managed to climb inside a car in Colorado Springs on Thursday night, according to officials with the Colorado Parks and Wildlife’s Southeast Region.
“What happens when a bear enters your car because something inside smells tasty and manages to get trapped inside? This happens!” wildlife officials tweeted.
In #BearCountry, being #BearAware means locking car doors and windows and removing attractants like fast food, sodas, groceries, candy, perfumed products like wipes and more. Visit https://t.co/D15JeiUwod (3/3) pic.twitter.com/SzLts6lQti
— CPW SE Region (@CPW_SE) October 9, 2020
According to wildlife officials, the bear became trapped inside the vehicle and began to thrash around in an effort to escape. The animal shredded the car’s interior before troopers opened the door, allowing the bear to escape.
Look carefully inside this car near #ColoradoSprings last night. This is a potentially dangerous situation for the driver and the bear. And even if the bear leaves without conflict, wait until you see the interior.🐻NEVER🐻LEAVE🐻ATTRACTANTS🐻IN🐻YOUR🐻CAR!🐻(1 of 3) pic.twitter.com/gk9q8klVLw
— CPW SE Region (@CPW_SE) October 9, 2020
“In #BearCountry, being #BearAware means locking car doors and windows and removing attractants like fast food, sodas, groceries, candy, perfumed products like wipes and more,” wildlife officials tweeted.
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