Massive Bear Plummets Through Kentucky Home's Ceiling and Ends Up on the Kitchen Stove
On May 21, Kentucky Fish and Wildlife Law Enforcement responded to a call about a black bear inside a home's kitchen
Authorities found the large bear curled up on the home's stove when they arrived
The agency believes the bear ended up in the kitchen after falling through the ceiling aboveA wild bear in Kentucky unexpectedly moved from the outdoors to the middle of a person's kitchen.
According to a May 25 Facebook post from Kentucky Fish and Wildlife Law Enforcement, the agency responded to a report of a black bear inside a residence around 5 a.m. on Wednesday, May 21. When game warden Derick Creech arrived on the scene and stepped inside the home, he found the bear sitting nonchalantly on top of the stove in the kitchen.
The sight was a surprise to officials, who aren't unfamiliar with bear encounters, but are new to finding bears making themselves comfortable on top of the oven.
"After taking a look around, it was determined that the bear had climbed up a ladder outside and squeezed through an opening into the attic," the post from the agency read. "The bear then fell through the ceiling into the residence below."
Kentucky Fish and Wildlife Law Enforcement posted photographic evidence of the unusual moment on Facebook. One photo shared by the agency shows a large hole in the home's ceiling, and another shows the bear bent under a cabinet to sit on top of the stove.
According to the post, Creech enlisted the help of a deputy from the Bell County Sheriff's Office, and the two officials ran "the bear out through an open door."
According to the Kentucky Fish and Wildlife site, black bears will occasionally be found around houses or other "human dwellings," where they seek out food attractants like trash or food for domestic pets. Black bears generally avoid people unless they've become used to accessing human food.
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"The best thing to do is identify the attractant and remove the source. Bears will move on after realizing there is no food to be obtained," the site shared on how to avoid bear encounters.
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