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Christopher Bucktin

Bear breaks into home before appearing to do washing up and hunting for a snack

A bear takes care of the necessities of running a home appearing to do the washing up after breaking into a home.

The unwelcome guest was seen at the sink after making its way through a California home looking for food.

Two teenage boys came face-to-face with the bear last Saturday while they were on a sofa watching TV.

“We started hearing a noise,” Bobby Harden said.

"And I said my mum would not be aggressively opening Tupperware at 12.30 in the morning,” Hayes Sherman added.

The beast helped itself to some taco meat and chowed down in the living room.

The unwelcome guest was seen at the sink after making its way through a California home looking for food (Hayes Sherman/via REUTERS)

The 15-year-old boys on holiday in Truckee from San Francisco said they were nearly frozen in fear.

“It looks us both in the eyes, and it started coming towards us, and that was one of the scariest moments, coming face-to-face with the bear,” Hayes said.

The beast helped itself to some taco meat and chowed down in the living room (Hayes Sherman/via REUTERS)
The 15-year-old boys on holiday in Truckee from San Francisco said they were nearly frozen in fear (Hayes Sherman/via REUTERS)


With their phones in another room, Hayes called 911 through his smartwatch, while Bobby barricaded the door between the kitchen and TV room.

“We’ve never been more scared in our lives,” Hayes said.

The beast then made its way towards them.

“The bear was shaking the door and we had to hold it shut,” Bobby said.

The bear was chased off by police who shot it with a 'bear round' (Hayes Sherman/via REUTERS)
“The bear was shaking the door and we had to hold it shut,” Bobby said (Hayes Sherman/via REUTERS)

It was only when they saw the torch of Placer County Sheriff Deputy Allison Prero did they manage to escape.

After she kicked down the door, the bear left the house but stayed on the driveway.

“So I racked my shotgun, which I’d already loaded with a bear round, and I just hit him with a bear round on the backside, and he shoo’d, took off out of the neighbourhood,” Prero said.

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