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- Presbyterian Senior Living got an unusual visitor when a black bear burst through a window at the facility
- The staff attracted it with food after a person hit it with a hiker
- Pennsylvania Game Commission caught and moved the cub
A nursing home in Pennsylvania had to reject an unwanted guest after a wild bear burst through their windows and looked for food.
Staff and residents of Presbyterian Senior Living had a hectic night on Tuesday June 3 CBS News Pittsburgh Showed a crushed window, all showed chlorine marks with another window sill.
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“I grabbed a hiker and beat him and tried to get him away from the inhabitants,” Charlene Elliot told the news station exclusively during an interview on the camera.
According to the nurse, her highest priority was to protect the older residents: “For my thought was that he would … Maul them or swipe, bang on them.”
“It was my worst fear,” she added.
Elliot said that her team did her best to get the bear out and used Rice Krispie’s candy to attract the wild animal away from its Presbyterian elderly residents.
Eventually, their efforts worked, and they could get the animal out while they hurried their inhabitants.
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The Pennsylvania Game Commission arrived later and set up a trap, which could manly catch it about 150 pounds and move it to Wednesday, June 4.
Officials say about the estimated 18,000 black bears living in the state, most of them are generally afraid of people and attacks rarely happen. The animals are usually just curious or looking for simple food.
Elliot told the news station that she was happy with the work she did to protect her society.
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“I feel that I went beyond my residents and that’s how I feel. I would put my life on the line for them, and pretty much I did,” the staff said.
“We are extremely proud of our team’s quick thinking and commitment to ensure the safety of everyone in our society,” Presbyterian Senior Living said in a news message Per CBS News Pittsburgh. “To prevent future wildlife meetings, the game guard certainly moved the bear to a more suitable habitat today and all bird feeders on our campus were removed.”
