This is an amazing Bear Rescue story. A 400 lb black bear wandered into
a residential neighborhood in Florida. Black bears half this size have
attacked and killed humans across the nation recently and twice in Florida.
Wildlife officers sedated the bear to safely relocate him, and that's when
things began to go horribly wrong.
The tranquilizer dart sent the bear into a panic and he ran towards
the saltwater Inland Waterway, evading officers.
As he swam further and further out, he became drowsy and started to drown. But Adam Warwick, a biologist
with the Wildlife Commission, wasn't about to let that happen. Adam went into the water after the bear
- yeah, after a 400lb bear - to stop him from going under.
"It was a spur of the moment decision. I had a lot of adrenaline pumping when I saw the helpless bear
in the water dying."
He knew the very high risk, considering the powerful bear was scared and could
have easily became aggressive to defend itself, killing him with a single swipe
or bite. But the bear somehow seemed to know it was in good hands.
It become calm when under the man's control.
Adam's determination finally got the 400 pound wild creature safely back
into shallow water.
Adam suffered only a scratch from the rescue.
Once they reached the shore, other team members came to help.
The team was able to use a tractor bucket to transport the poor guy back to his home
in Osceola National Forest.
Adam rode with him back home - a sight you don't see on the highway every day.
Where he is now safe and happy again and has one honking story to tell the grandkids.
There is a moral to this story;
This old bear made a wrong move and found he was in
deep water. He soon realized that he just had to let
go and let someone else take over. So that's what he
did. He let himself be taken to safe ground and
soon he found all his troubles were behind him.
The moral of this story is that when we are in over
our heads, the best solution is to give it
to God and let God take care of the rest. AMEN!
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