There was a bear in a tree in Roanoke, Virginia, Monday. Efforts to tranquilize the bear were eventually successful, and, after a three-hour standoff, firefighters were able to nudge the sedated bear off the branch it was occupying and onto a tarp. Logan Sherrill of WDBJ in Roanoke did an excellent job covering the bear situation. The bear came down safely and was being attended to, Sherrill reported.
The bear is down. pic.twitter.com/RTXmtDAhSF
— Logan Sherrill (@LoganSherrillTV) May 1, 2017
Roanoke was transfixed by this bear.
Church Avenue closed as bear remains in tree in #Roanoke pic.twitter.com/fm9lLZ9aF5
— City of Roanoke (@City_of_Roanoke) May 1, 2017
https://twitter.com/revthwack/status/859125787542290433
https://twitter.com/LoganPuckett1/status/859135620928679936
not a boring day here in downtown Roanoke… they closed down an entire street because there's a bear hanging out in a tree.
— Bekah (@iBomboo) May 1, 2017
https://twitter.com/courtneymurden1/status/859126339273666562
Breaking News!!!! Barenaked Ladies watching bear up a tree in downtown Roanoke!!… https://t.co/XSOFKOxtLw
— Barenaked Ladies (@barenakedladies) May 1, 2017
This story has been updated.
Andrew Beaujon joined Washingtonian in late 2014. He was previously with the Poynter Institute, TBD.com, and Washington City Paper. He lives in Del Ray.
