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Must-see: Bear roams Tampa neighborhood, hangs out in tree

By Cox Media Group National Content Desk
June 21, 2016
Residents of a neighborhood near Tampa's Adventure Island and Busch Gardens had an unusual guest Tuesday morning – a black bear.

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According to WFLA, Tampa police, who pursued the bear overnight, and Florida Wildlife Commission officials were on the scene to try to capture the bear, which was hanging out in a tree in a residential backyard. The bear was tranqualized and fell from the tree just before 10 a.m.

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