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Bear stuck in a tree in Gettysburg

Game commission called to scene

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Scanner02 Fire Photography
bear in tree
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Bear stuck in a tree in Gettysburg

Game commission called to scene

Just after 7 a.m. on Sunday morning, a call came into Adams County Emergency Dispatch reporting a bear was stuck in a tree.Officials say the bear wandered into town and got stuck in a tree across from the courthouse on Baltimore Street.The Gettysburg Fire Department, police, and Game Wardens were able to get the bear out of the tree by tranquilizing the animal.After crews on the ground caught the bear in a tarp, it was tagged, measured and removed from the scene.

Just after 7 a.m. on Sunday morning, a call came into Adams County Emergency Dispatch reporting a bear was stuck in a tree.

Officials say the bear wandered into town and got stuck in a tree across from the courthouse on Baltimore Street.

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The Gettysburg Fire Department, police, and Game Wardens were able to get the bear out of the tree by tranquilizing the animal.

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Scanner02 Fire Photography

After crews on the ground caught the bear in a tarp, it was tagged, measured and removed from the scene.