After the bear nodded off, two firefighters climbed up and put harnesses on it, then took their time carefully lowering the bear to safety.
Bend fire engineer Tom Edwards tells the TV station it all went well.
Sleepy bear in tree challenges firefighters
BEND, OR
Police say the bear was knocking over trash cans and making
other mischief Monday night in a city neighborhood before it
scrambled up the tree. KTVZ-TV says Fish and Wildlife workers went
to remove it and shot it with multiple tranquilizers because of its
size.
