His abdomen was growling for geezers!
A hungry black bear broke right into a Pittsburgh-area nursing residence and wreaked havoc — forcing a caretaker to whack him with a walker whereas others coaxed him with Rice Krispies treats, staff mentioned Friday.
“I grabbed a walker and was hitting him, trying to get him away from the residents,” nursing assistant Charlene Elliot advised CBS Information.
“[I thought] he’s going to maul them or swipe, slap at them. That was my worst fear.”
The ballsy younger bruin smashed by a window at St. Andrew’s Village in Indiana, Pennsylvania, at 11 p.m. Tuesday, and made a b-line for an aged resident’s mattress, Elliott mentioned.
“I was sitting there at our nurse’s station and I heard a big crash,” Elliott advised Channel 11.
“Going through my mind was, ‘Get the thing out of here!’”
The un-bear-able burglar high-tailed it down a hallway into a number of bedrooms — at one level coming practically nose-to-nose with an aged resident, Elliott advised the station.
“He could have mauled him. I mean, one swipe,” Elliott mentioned.
“I told them all to shut the doors. Get the doors all shut!”
In the meantime, one other resident provided the critter a sandwich in an try to lure him out of the constructing.
“She’s like ‘Well, go ahead and give it my sandwich!’ and I’m like, ‘No, we can’t do that!” Elliott mentioned.
Staffers ultimately succeeded at shooing the animal out of the middle utilizing the lure of Rice Krispies treats, she mentioned.
All advised, the 150-pound bear was contained in the retirement residence for about quarter-hour and no person was injured.
Wildlife officers later captured the bear utilizing a entice, arrange with donuts, Thursday morning.
“We are incredibly proud of our team’s quick thinking and dedication to ensuring the safety of everyone in our community,” Presbyterian Senior Dwelling, which runs the house, mentioned in a press launch.
