{"id":407013,"date":"2026-09-22T09:21:06","date_gmt":"2026-09-22T09:21:06","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/407013\/"},"modified":"2026-09-22T09:21:06","modified_gmt":"2026-09-22T09:21:06","slug":"black-bear-found-inside-orlando-apartment-complex","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/407013\/","title":{"rendered":"Black bear found inside Orlando apartment complex"},"content":{"rendered":"

ORLANDO, Fla. \u2014 Orlando Police safely removed a large black bear from a gated apartment complex near Hiawassee Road and Lake Debra earlier this month.<\/p>\n

Residents at the complex called officers after spotting the animal near one of the buildings.<\/p>\n

Police responded to the property to safely guide the bear away from the residential area.<\/p>\n

Officers escorted the bear out of the gated property and directed it toward Lake Debra. <\/p>\n

Once at the water, the bear swam across the lake and into a nearby wooded area.<\/p>\n

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