Beleaguered bear in bridge rescue


	Beleaguered bear in bridge rescue

JohnWaterman

10-1-2007 5:29 AM

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news, bear, bridge, rescue

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10-1-2007 7:00 AM

michellezm

My heart was in my mouth but, oh, how I love happy endings, especially when it concerns animals and children. Good find. Tks. Made my day.

10-1-2007 8:42 AM

syncopath

beautiful clip. 10x John.

find it fascinating when a clip can tell a story.. can take us 4 a short walk thru fractions of time & pieces of moments from all over the .. cosmos !

10-1-2007 12:44 PM

ov3rkill

I wonder how'd the bear ended up under the bridge hanging/clinging in the first place... lol

Anyway, it was pretty cool too that people didn't ignore that incident. Poor bear.

10-1-2007 12:47 PM

JohnWaterman

The bear panicked and tried to jump over the bridge's rail after two
vehicles drove past it as it crossed the bridge - it was stranded for
almost 24 hours.

10-1-2007 1:10 PM

BartendingBear

That poor guy! I love bears!

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