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In a tale that sounds more like a children’s story than real life, a black bear cub took a little detour into St. Andrew’s Village nursing home in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. Breaking in through a window, this curious cub made a beeline for the residents’ bedrooms, checking out the bedding like a true Goldilocks—presumably searching for the coziest spot to nap. Imagine the surprise on the faces of those residents when they woke up to find an unexpected furry friend snuggling in their beds!
Charlene Elliott, a lead certified nursing assistant, was the first to encounter the bear after hearing a loud crash. Instead of panicking, she cleverly rallied the staff and residents to keep calm and shut all the doors to prevent the bear from hiding out. With the bear blissfully ignorant of the commotion it was causing, staff decided to lure it out with Rice Krispy treats, turning chaos into a scavenger hunt. It seems even bears have a sweet tooth!
After being lured outside with the help of some staff ingenuity and a walker, the bear was turned over to a game warden who came equipped with donuts to make a safe capture. Let’s face it, if you’ve got snacks as bait, it’s hard for a bear to resist! This outrageous adventure proves that sometimes, life’s surprises offer a hilarious story worth telling forever. Would you ever want a bear in your home, or would that be a hard pass?
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