Bear Forces Lockdown At School
Bear In Tree Near Classrooms
POSTED: Monday, September 21, 2009
UPDATED: 5:05 pm EDT September 21,
2009
  Kevin Hansen, FWC. |
LONGWOOD, Fla. -- A Seminole County school was on lockdown after a black bear was found on its campus.
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According to Fish and Wildlife, the bear was found on Pace-Brantley Hall school property Monday morning. The bear climbed up a tree when deputies tried to chase it off school grounds.The bear came down briefly, but then climbed 30 feet high in a tree near a portable classroom.FWC said the bear left the tree and school property around 1 p.m. Tuesday.The school is planning to replace a Dumpster the bear had been in with a bear-resistant Dumpster.The school is located just south of Wekiva State Forest, which FWC is a common place for bears to appear.
Previous Stories:
- July 16, 2009: Crowd Flocks To See Bear In Tree
- June 25, 2009: Family Of Bears May Be Near Homes
- June 23, 2009: Black Bear Spotted In Neighborhood
- June 13, 2009: Car-Shaking Bear Trapped, Euthanized
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