Thread: SoCal freeway closed after bear wanders in lanes

SoCal freeway closed after bear wanders in lanes

By The Associated Press

Sunday, June 6, 2010 at 10:20 a.m.

LOS ANGELES — A Southern California freeway was briefly shut down while state wildlife officials tried to remove a bear that wandered into lanes.

Los Angeles County Sheriff's Lt. Kerry Carter says the adult black bear was spotted just after midnight Sunday on surface streets near the Foothill Freeway in Duarte. The animal later walked onto the freeway, which was closed for about a half hour.

Fish and Game Department workers were eventually able to corner the bear in a flood control channel, where they tranquilized him with a dart gun.

The bear, estimated at 250 pounds, was taken to a remote forest area for release.

Duarte is about 20 miles northeast of downtown Los Angeles in the San Gabriel Valley.

http://www.signonsandiego.com/news/2010 ... -in-lanes/

Never a dull moment in SoCal.

Why did they deport him? He was just looking for a better life! They may have broken up his family.

Originally Posted by JBParrothead

Why did they deport him? He was just looking for a better life! They may have broken up his family.

Now that we know that California Fish and Game Department does deports I know how they can make a lot of overtime.