Thursday, April 14, 2011

Virginia Beach (VA) Firefighters Rescue Bear from Tree

Not your usual cat-stuck-in-a-tree call:
A dangling, dozing black bear would still be in the tree at 16th and Cypress at the Oceanfront had it not been for the Virginia Beach firefighters.

"We train to get people out of trees so bears [are] not that far off," said firefighter Mike Hopkins.

Except for the claws and teeth which is why Hopkins had to wait for the tranquilizer to take effect to do his job.

"We wrapped the sling around the tree and then hung the pulley on the sling over top of the bear," he said.

Read more at WAVY.com HERE.

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