Actions

Collier Sergeant discovers mama bear and cub running around in apartment complex

A Collier County Sergeant gets a surprise after finding bears in a dumpster at his apartment complex

By: WFTX Digital Team

Posted at 4:23 PM, Jul 11, 2019

and last updated 2019-07-11 18:41:21-04

COLLIER COUNTY, Fla. — A mama bear and her cubs are reunited after one of them got stuck in a dumpster.

It happened when Collier Sergeant Paul Cabral heard a strange noise outside his apartment complex.

He saw a bear and her cub wandering around a construction site.

the Sergeant made a loud noise, hoping to scare them back into the woods.

The bears wandered off, but the sergeant realized a second cub was stuck in the dumpster.

Fish and Wildlife Officers arrived and freed the cub they reunited it with its mother and other cubs.

They all went back into the woods together.