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Black bear punched in the face after breaking into Sunshine Coast home

A young family in the Franklin Beach area of the Sunshine Coast were forced to defend themselves when a large black bear entered their home on Saturday, August 19th.

Elery Froude and her two sons Camden and Ivany were at home around 5:30 p.m. when she heard her 2-year-old Ivany yell for her.

<who>Photo Credit: Sunshine Coast RCMP</who>

Froude turned in time to see the bear coming through her sliding glass door.

The bear reportedly roamed the house going into most of the rooms and drooling all over her dining room table.

Froude locked herself and her children in a bedroom while a family friend continued to attempted to scare the bear off by banging pots and chairs at it while standing off in the entrance.

<who>Photo Credit: Sunshine Coast RCMP</who>

The family friend slammed the door on the bear and punched it in the nose, which finally made him retreat outside.

The bear continued to chew and paw at the screen door until police arrived and were able to scare it into the woods by throwing water bottles at it and using air horns.

However, the bear then returned to the house and tried to open the door to the garage, and chased a male down the street before he could jump into his truck.

After liaising with Conservation, RCMP determined that due to the bear's aggressive actions and lack of fear of humans, it was to be put down.

Sgt. Miller from Conservation stated it was an adult male bear weighing approximately 220-250 lbs and did not have any overt signs that it had been suffering from any illnesses that would have resulted in its unusually brazen behaviour.



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