I was following this on the Internet all morning. It is very close to my house. About 1130 I was shocked by the sad news.A black bear that took up refuge in a tree in a northwest Rochester neighborhood last night has died.
The Department of Environmental Conservation says it's not entirely sure of the cause of death.
Police were first called to the Bernice Street and Parkwood Road area around 12:30 a.m. Police were originally told by the DEC to monitor the bear until it came down, but after hours in the tree, it was decided to use tranquilizers. The bear was shot with two tranquilizer darts. After the second shot, the bear eventually fell into a net.
Neighbors reacted to seeing the bear on the street.
"I thought I was seeing things at first but then I came back to reality once I seen him in the tree. He's a pretty big boy must be six feet tall," said area resident Barry Wilt.
The Department of Environmental Conservation says it's not entirely sure of the cause of death.
Police were first called to the Bernice Street and Parkwood Road area around 12:30 a.m. Police were originally told by the DEC to monitor the bear until it came down, but after hours in the tree, it was decided to use tranquilizers. The bear was shot with two tranquilizer darts. After the second shot, the bear eventually fell into a net.
Neighbors reacted to seeing the bear on the street.
"I thought I was seeing things at first but then I came back to reality once I seen him in the tree. He's a pretty big boy must be six feet tall," said area resident Barry Wilt.
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