A bear cub that was found trapped in the rear seat floor of a car in Woodland Park on June 2. The bear was eventually freed and released into the woods.
WOODLAND PARK – Police in a central Colorado town rescued a bear cub that somehow got trapped in a car.
Officers in Woodland Park said a woman called police Friday night to report she heard strange noises coming from her car.
A responding officer opened the door and ushered the cub back into the wild, but not before snapping a few photos that officers put on Facebook with a reminder for people not to keep food in their car in areas frequented by bears.
Police believe the cub’s mother somehow opened the car door. When officers arrived they could hear an animal rustling in the nearby bushes, but they didn’t see the mama bear.
The Gazette reports officers checked the area several hours later and saw no signs of either animal.
