Cable technician finds 500-pound bear in basement

Posted on 12/15/2011

A technician for Cablevision found a 500-pound bear asleep in a home in Hopatcong, New Jersey when the technician entered the home's basement to repair a cable line.

NBC's New York affiliate, Channel 4, reported that the bear escaped the home and was later tranquilized and captured. The cable technician was not injured.

You can see NBC 4's reporting, including a video of the captured bear being brought to a truck, here.

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