In this photo provided by the Missoula County Sheriff鈥檚 Office, a back bear lays on a closet shelf Friday, June 21, 2019, in Missoula, Montana. Authorities say a black bear somehow locked itself inside a Montana home and then nestled onto a closet shelf that wasn鈥檛 too hard, wasn鈥檛 too soft, but just right for a nap. Missoula County sheriff鈥檚 officials say the bear just yawned when deputies knocked on the window and unlocked the door in an attempt to coax it to leave. (Missoula County Sheriff鈥檚 via AP)
MISSOULA, Montana 鈥� Authorities say a black bear somehow locked itself inside a Montana home and then nestled onto a closet shelf that wasn鈥檛 too hard, wasn鈥檛 too soft, but just right for a nap.
Missoula County sheriff鈥檚 officials say the bear just yawned when deputies knocked on the window and unlocked the door in an attempt to coax it to leave Friday morning.
They had to call Montana Fish, Wildlife and Parks Department officials, who tranquilized the bear so it could be re-located.
Sheriff鈥檚 officials say in a Facebook post that deputies responded at 5:45 a.m. to a call that a bear opened the door to the Butler Creek鈥檚 mudroom and somehow locked the deadbolt once inside.
They say the bear 鈥渂egan ripping the room apart鈥� before climbing up the closet for a nap. /jpv