{"id":635542,"date":"2026-05-10T23:00:08","date_gmt":"2026-05-10T23:00:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/635542\/"},"modified":"2026-05-10T23:00:08","modified_gmt":"2026-05-10T23:00:08","slug":"very-surreal-black-bear-found-napping-in-window-well-outside-basement-whio-tv-7-and-whio-radio","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/635542\/","title":{"rendered":"\u2018Very surreal;\u2019 Black bear found napping in window well outside basement \u2013 WHIO TV 7 and WHIO Radio"},"content":{"rendered":"

FALCON, Colorado \u2014 A 250-pound black bear was found napping outside a woman\u2019s basement. <\/p>\n

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A Colorado woman came home to find a 250-pound black bear that had become stuck in the window well outside her basement, according to KKTV via CNN Newsource.<\/p>\n

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\u201cAnd like when we first came down here, you know, lights were off. It was quiet, and I was just sleeping. And so while I was waiting, I just sat here for like a good 20 minutes just watching it. It was just very surreal,\u201d Kristen Nedbalek of Falcon, Colorado said. <\/p>\n

Wildlife officials arrived and tranquilized the bear. <\/p>\n

They were able to safely remove it from the house and release it about three hours away in a habitat more suitable for bears. <\/p>\n

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