A bear in southern Arizona caused quite a stir this week, along with a brief power outage, after it climbed up a utility pole and became stuck.
Utility company Sulphur Springs Valley Electric Cooperative (SSVEC) was notified Monday morning that the bear was trapped in power lines on the outskirts of Willcox, about 80 miles east of Tucson.
Werner Neubauer, a company lineman, said he and his apprentice lineman rushed to disable the power so the animal wouldn’t get electrocuted, FOX 10 of Phoenix reported.
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