Watch: Bear Strolls Through Supermarket In California Leading Panicked Customers To Scurry For Cover
The animal was hiding under a trailer for some time before authorities could reach it. They then tranquillized the bear before relocating it to a safe area.
The bear has come for his grocery! It's not every day you see a bear wandering in the supermarket, but that's exactly what happened in California.
The shoppers were left stunned when an unusual guest popped up at the store leading to some of the customers rushing towards the exit in fear. However, there were some who stood their ground and decided to film the bizarre incident.
Regular Saturday morning in the Valley seeing both Tisha Campbell from Martin *and* an actual bear at our local Ralph's grocery store https://t.co/Ni7Cr2JRKT pic.twitter.com/6L745Ocp6N
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The bear was spotted strolling through a Ralphs in Porter Ranch, Los Angeles early on Saturday morning. Witnesses said the store¡¯s staff coaxed the animal out of the door.
¡°The store clerks shooed him out,¡± customer Tisha Campbell wrote on Instagram, along with her video of the encounter. ¡°There was no policeman called, no d*** fire dept, no veter-effin-narian. NUTHIN!¡±
The Department of Fish and Wildlife said there were multiple sightings of the small adult bear. The agency managed to contain it inside a construction area behind Walmart, CBS Los Angeles reported.
The animal was hiding under a trailer for some time before authorities could reach it. They then tranquilized the bear before relocating it to a safe area.
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¡°It was decided that the best route for not only public safety but also for the bear itself was to chemically immobilise the animal, which we were successful in doing. And it¡¯s on its way back to the Angeles National Forest for release to a suitable habitat," Jake Coombs, a Fish and Wildlife officer, told CBS Los Angeles.
Fortunately, no one was hurt in the incident.
¡°I¡¯m glad that nobody came in contact with the bear,¡± David Balen, a member of the Porter Ranch neighbourhood council, told CBS.
The LAPD says this was just one of three bear sightings in the area.
