LAKE TAHOE, Calif. — A sheriff's deputy had to rescue a bear that trapped itself inside a car near Lake Tahoe.
The bear got locked inside a Subaru Outback in Carnelian Bay, officials said in the Facebook post.
A Placer County Sheriff’s deputy had to rescue a bear that trapped itself inside a car recently near Lake Tahoe. The bear got into a Subaru Outback in Carnelian Bay and destroyed the interior so badly that the doors couldn’t be unlocked. It was decided the safest way to get the bear out of the car was to break the window. Deputy Lade was brave enough to break the window, allowing the bear to jump out and flee into the forest.
Posted by Placer County Sheriff's Office on Wednesday, June 20, 2018
The bear destroyed the car's interior so badly that the doors couldn't be unlocked, so the sheriff's deputy had to break a window.
Police dash camera video from the Placer County Sheriff’s Office showed the brave trooper breaking the window, allowing the bear to jump out and run into the forest.
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