LEXINGTON, Ky. (WKYT) – A woman living on North Yarnallton Pike near the Fayette-Scott County line says a bear appeared on her back patio early Monday morning.
Janel DeBoer said her outdoor cameras detected the animal near her back patio and back gate around 12:30 a.m. and again just before 2 a.m.
“It looks like a bear, it’s walking like a bear, I don’t think it’s a dog,” DeBoer said.
‘We’ve lived here 20-something years’
DeBoer said she has seen rabbits, skunks and foxes near her home over the years, but never a bear.
“I just kept replaying it and replaying it. We’ve lived here 20-something years and I’ve never seen a bear,” she said.
She said a neighbor’s trash was spread across their driveway and some grass was flattened, but there was otherwise little sign the animal had been there.
“We didn’t have any food out there or anything like that, but I’ve got tomatoes and beans growing, but it didn’t go into that — I don’t really know what it was looking for,” DeBoer said.
Concern for nearby animals
DeBoer said she is relieved there was no property damage, but noted that her neighbors have horses and dogs. She is also in the process of adopting rescue dogs.
“That was a real concern this morning too that we’re gonna have to be extremely careful. We cannot just let them outside to do their business without us with them,” she said. “I think it’s small — with that, you wonder if mom’s nearby or dad or both or other babies.”
DeBoer said she is contacting her neighbors about the sighting.
“I will always keep the gate locked from now on,” she said.
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