00:00A bear climbed to the top of a high-voltage power pole in New Mexico, and it never made it
00:04back down alive.
00:05On July 23rd, a driver spotted the distressed bear perched on top of a utility pole along Highway 56 in
00:12Union County.
00:13The witness said he could hear the bear panting from across the road, so he called 911 for help.
00:19Are you calling about a bear?
00:20Yes.
00:21Yeah.
00:21Just believe it.
00:23Okay.
00:23However, the police did not arrive immediately.
00:26Instead, they instructed people not to approach and to let the bear come down on its own.
00:31But the constant presence of people filming may have kept the bear from coming down.
00:35Before wildlife officers, the power company, and law enforcement could arrive, the bear suffered fatal injuries and died.
00:42Now, the incident is raising a serious question.
00:45Was this tragedy really caused by the people filming, or did authorities wait too long to intervene?
00:51After all, someone had already called 911 at the time.
00:56If the power company could have been contacted sooner to cut the electricity, or if professional
01:01rescue personnel had been dispatched promptly, might the bear have had a chance to survive?
01:06After all, someone had been accused of being accused of being accused of being accused of being accused of being
01:06accused of being accused of being accused of being accused of being accused of being accused of being accused of
01:06being accused of being accused of being accused of being accused of being accused of being accused of being accused
01:06of being accused of being accused of being accused of being accused of being accused of being accused of being
01:06accused of being accused of being accused of being accused of being accused of being accused of being accused of
01:06being accused of being accused of being accused of being accused of being accused of being accused of being accused
01:06of being accused of being accused of being accused of being accused of being accused of being accused of being
01:06accused of being accused of being accused of being accused of being accused of being accused of being accused of
01:06being accused of being accused of being accused of being accused of being accused of being accused of being accused
01:06of being accused of being accused of being accused of being accused of being accused of being accused of being
01:06accused of being accused of being accused of being accused of being accused of being accused of being accused of
Comments