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SALT LAKE CITY — Salt Lake City Police, as well as experts with the Utah Division of Wildlife Resources, have responded to neighborhood near the Utah State Capitol after a bear was found sitting in a tree.The bear in currently in the area of 247 West Reed Avenue, with officials asked that residents to avoid the area as they respond to the situation and work with Utah DWR to get the animal down safely.
Bear Witnesses Police said the specialty team used in situations such as these is in Springville and is on its way to the neighborhood. "My dad just woke me up and said 'There's a bear in the tree'" said 13-year-old Finley Peterman."It was pretty crazy...I was kind of like flabbergasted."
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