Video captured the moment wildlife officers helped remove a bucket that was stuck – for a week – on the head of a bear in Denver.
Video captured the moment wildlife officers helped remove a bucket that was stuck on the head of a Denver bear for a week
Colorado Parks and Wildlife posted video of the rescue on Thursday, calling it a ‘wildlife rescue success story.’
The rescue was set in motion by Boulder residents Drew McConaughy and his friend Dave Sherman who spotted the bear while working on a cabin in the foothills, The Denver Channel reported.
‘We figured that the bear was probably in distress,’ McConaughy said.
They chased the bear and cornered it until it climbed a tree, then they did all they could to keep it there until wildlife officials arrived. It is unclear how old the bear is.
The bear had spent a whole week running around the foothills west of Boulder with a chicken feeder stuck on its head and when residents reported it, wildlife officers were able to track the bear down
When they did arrive, wildlife officers used ladders to get to the bear and tranquilized it so they could safely remove the bucket