Tranquilized black bear flops from a branch and into safety net after perching in a tree outside a Pennsylvania high school
A paw patrol in Pennsylvania sprang into action after a young black bear decided to make itself at home in a Harrisburg neighborhood.
Roads were closed and staff and students at Cumberland County High School were told to stay indoors after the fearless creature strolled through the suburb of Camp Hill early Tuesday afternoon.
By the time rescuers arrived on the scene, the animal had made itself comfortable in the branches of a tree 7 meters above a sports field.
Fire and rescue officials rushed to it on a ladder truck before shooting it with a tranquilizer dart as their colleagues spread a tarp underneath.
A few minutes later, the unconscious ursine flopped from the tree and was expertly caught in the center of the tarp by a dozen rescuers.
A dozen rescuers braced for impact as the stunned bear fell from the tree
Pennsylvania Game Commission officials said it would be released back into the wild
There are thought to be more than 20,000 black bears in the state, and several bear sightings have been reported in Cumberland County in recent weeks, pennlive.com reported.
The combined team of wildlife officers, police and firefighters took no chances and killed their young captive with another tranquilizer before placing him in a bear trap on a trailer.
Pennsylvania Game Commission officials said the bear did not appear to be fully grown and would likely be released once it had recovered on state land in rural Juniata County.