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10-15-2007, 11:10 AM
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Just Bearly...happy ending.
 :bow :bow [QUOTE]This is one of the coolest bridges, because of location - on the Old Donner Pass Highway - as well as the spectacular Sierra Views and views of Donner Lake and Donner Pass on Route 80. These are some amazing shots. A bear was walking across Rainbow Bridge (Old Hwy 40 at Donner Summit, Truckee ) on Saturday when two cars also crossing the bridge scared the bear into jumping over the edge of the bridge. Somehow, the bear caught the ledge and was able to pull itself to safety. Authorities decided that nothing could be done to help Saturday night so they returned Sunday morning to find the bear sound asleep on the ledge. After securing a net under the bridge the bear was tranquilized, fell into the net, lowered, then woke up and walked out of the net. [/QUOTE    |
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12-03-2009, 02:27 PM
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Re: Just Bearly...happy ending.
An older story, I haven't seen posted. Bear rescued from bridge after nearly falling off A 250-pound bear stranded under a busy bridge near Lake Tahoe in California was saved by an army of rescuers, a tranquiliser dart and a nylon net bought at an Army surplus store. The bear was walking across the 80ft high bridge on Highway 40 near Donner Summit in the Sierra Nevada when the closeness of two oncoming cars spooked it, causing it to jump over the railing. At one point it was dangling over the edge, but it managed to grab on to a ledge and pull itself onto a concrete girder beneath the bridge. Officials initially decided nothing could be done, but when they returned the next morning and found the bear still stranded on the bridge, they decided to take action. Volunteers strung the net beneath the bridge and an animal control officer shot the bear with a tranquiliser dart. Once the bear was unconscious, volunteers used a pole to push it into the net, then lowered the bear onto the floor of the ravine as more than 100 spectators cheered. The groggy bear was steered away from the crowds and back into the wilderness.  ·  ·  ·  ·  ·  ·  ·  · |
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12-03-2009, 04:08 PM
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Re: Just Bearly...happy ending.
great post
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