Black bear breaks into Tennessee vacation rental, steals pounds
of candy, bags of chips
Bear surprises Tennessee vacationers, breaks into cabin and
steals pounds of food
Visitors in Gatlinburg, Tenn., got an unexpected surprise when a
bear broke into the vacation rental they were staying at. The bear had broken
in through the back door and was rummaging through the residence, stealing
pounds of food.
This vacation rental in Tennessee was just right for a bear
break-in.
Michelle Eberhart was at the rental with her friend, also named
Michelle, when they noticed a young black bear at the back door of the cabin,
WBIR reported
Soon enough, the bear had broken in through the back door and
was rummaging through the residence, while three other bears stayed outside on
the porch.
Eberhart told the outlet she and her friend first tried to scare
the bear away by yelling and clapping. When that didn't work, they ran upstairs
and hid in the bedroom.
Eberhardt and her friend called the police to come shoo the
bears away — which they did. However, the bears didn't go without helping
themselves to some items from the kitchen, especially the sweets.
“They got five pounds of Reese’s Peanut Butter Cups and a pound
of M&M’s and two pounds of Sour Patch Kids and two bags of potato chips…
two beers and two Diet Cokes and about 20 Zyrtecs”
