A bear broke through the wall of a house Friday night, leaving a hole “like the Kool-Aid Man,” police said.

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The bear was attracted to the smell of trash and broke into the home by making the hole in the wall, then escaped when an Estes Park police officer arrived, police said.

There were no reported injuries related to the bear break-in, the Denver Post reported.

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Senate Majority Leader John Thune, R-S.D. (center) is flanked by GOP whip Sen. John Barrasso, R-Wyo. (left) and Finance Committee Chairman Mike Crapo, R-Idaho, as Thune speak to reporters at the Capitol in Washington on Tuesday, July 1, 2025. Earlier Tuesday, the Senate passed the budget reconciliation package of President Donald Trump's signature bill of big tax breaks and spending cuts. (J. Scott Applewhite/AP)

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