Bear Stuck on New Mexico Power Pole Dies by Electrocution
Stock image by Chris McLoughlin/Getty Images Several people called emergency services about a bear stuck on a power pole next to Highway 56 in New Mexico. It didn't end well. The post Bear Stuck on New Mexico Power Pole Dies by Electrocution appeared first on Outdoors with Bear Grylls.
On Tuesday, several people called emergency services about a bear stuck on a power pole next to Highway 56 in New Mexico. The bear appeared to have climbed up the pole but couldn’t get down.
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New Mexico Game and Fish reportedly told 9-1-1 dispatch there wasn’t anything they could do to help the bear without putting its life at risk. Other witnesses say a local power company was en route to cut the power to the lines, but the bear died of electrocution before they arrived.
Watch a bear stuck on a power pole below (or see it here).
Here’s another clip that includes one witness’s 9-1-1 call:
Header stock image by Chris McLoughlin/Getty Images
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