Exotic Animal Incident Report

Reported: Aug 27, 2003
Location: Rainier, Washington

Animal: Black Bear
Animal Disposition: recaptured

Facility Type: Exotic Pet
Facility Name: unknown

Category: Escape of animal
Species: Bear

Summary: A black bear escaped from an exotic animal collection. It took deputies more than an hour to get him back to his cage. Neighbors said this was the fourth time the bear had escaped from the man who had many other exotic animals, including a Bengal tiger, a cougar, and an alligator.

Source: KIRO-TV Channel 7 (CBS) Seattle