Amazing Bear Rescue

rockgremlin · Posted: Tue Oct 02, 2007 10:37 am Post subject: Amazing Bear Rescue

A bear was walking across Rainbow Bridge (Old Hwy 40 at Donner Summit, Truckee ) on Saturday when two cars also crossing the bridge scared the bear into jumping off the bridge. Somehow the bear caught himself on a ledge and was able to pull itself to safety. Authorities decided that nothing could be done to help Saturday night so they returned Sunday morning to find the bear sound asleep on the ledge. After securing a net under the bridge the bear was tranquilized, fell into the net, lowered, then woke up and walked out of the net.

JP · Posted: Tue Oct 02, 2007 12:01 pm Post subject:

What a great story and pics to go with it 2 Thumbs

Good for the bear Nod

COUNTRYBOY · Posted: Tue Oct 02, 2007 12:29 pm Post subject:

Glad it had a happy ending. Could have several ways. All bad for the bear. Five

Kent K25 · Posted: Tue Oct 02, 2007 1:50 pm Post subject:

I want to know how it could "jump off the bridge" and then grab on to a ledge that doesn't stick out of the bridge, not even as wide as the bridge itself...Looks like part of the story is missing or sensationalized. Pretty awesome none the less.

tanya · Posted: Tue Oct 02, 2007 2:33 pm Post subject:

sparker1 · Posted: Tue Oct 02, 2007 2:39 pm Post subject:

I suspect the bear "climbed" over the rail rather than "jumped" over. I've seen them climb a tree so easily it seemed more like normal, level walking. In any case, glad he survived the ordeal. I've gone over that bridge and it's quite a drop.

Sombeech · Posted: Tue Oct 02, 2007 5:11 pm Post subject:

He was beary depressed.

greyhair biker · Posted: Tue Oct 02, 2007 6:56 pm Post subject:

beary scary....

Alex · Posted: Tue Oct 02, 2007 6:59 pm Post subject:

Iceaxe · Posted: Tue Oct 02, 2007 7:45 pm Post subject:

rockgremlin · Posted: Tue Oct 02, 2007 9:59 pm Post subject:

Where did you get that pic Ice? That's beary funny!!

Sombeech · Posted: Tue Oct 02, 2007 10:12 pm Post subject:

That bear's not wearing a helmet.

Iceaxe · Posted: Wed Oct 03, 2007 7:28 am Post subject:

Dear little baby Jesus, who's sittin' in his crib watchin the Baby Einstein videos, learnin' 'bout shapes and colors. I would like to thank you for saving the bear, and also that the members of this forum no longer sound like retarded gang-bangers.

Ha Ha

sparker1 · Posted: Wed Oct 03, 2007 8:30 am Post subject:

accadacca · Posted: Wed Oct 03, 2007 7:16 pm Post subject:

Suicide bear it seems. . . Ha Ha

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