CAUGHT ON CAMERA: Baby bear spotted in North Monroe

MONROE, La. — A baby bear has been spotted in North Monroe and officials are asking residents to not engage with the bear.

According to a Tweet from the City of Monroe, the bear was spotted in the Valencia & Edgewood Streets area of north Monroe on Friday morning.

The Monroe Police Department and State Wildlife & Fisheries are working to capture the bear.

Officials are asking residents to not try to engage or capture the bear.

ATTENTION RESIDENTS: A baby bear has been spotted in the vicinity of Valencia & Edgewood Streets in north Monroe. Monroe Police Department & Wildlife officials were notified and will help capture it. DON’T ATTEMPT TO ENGAGE with the bear. Please help spread word @CityofMonroe
— City of Monroe, LA (@CityofMonroe) June 5, 2020

Footage sent in by a viewer, shown above, shows the bear cub come within a few feet of a local child on Friday morning. It appears that both the bear cub and the child spooked each other, causing the cub to flee the scene.

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