Bear surprises Connecticut homeowners with visit to back deck
A Connecticut couple got quite the amazing surprise guest at their back door. It’s just one of several bear sightings in the Avon area about ten miles west of Hartford.
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It's not unusual to have bears wandering around, but the persistence of one bear is putting people on edge.
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An Avon woman snapped a series of pictures of this bear climbing on her family's back porch last week. She said earlier that morning she had cooked brownies.
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It's not clear what prompted the bear's curiosity, but it kept trying to get inside the house for about a half hour. The animal was caught peering in through the patio window of the home before jumping on top of the wooden railings to get a better view.
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The bear finally gave up and left.
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We do get calls about bears walking in peoples' yards or crossing the street almost daily. However, those calls we would not categorize as a "nuisance bear," Avon Police Lt. Kelly Walsh said in an email to Eyewitness News.
