UPDATE: 4:53 p.m., Saturday:
The bear that hung out Saturday afternoon on the Falls Township and Morrisville Borough border was safely captured a little after 4 p.m.
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The black bear was estimated by officials to be around 160 pounds and between 1 to 2 years old. He was reported to be in excellent health by state conservation officers who tranquilized the visiting bear.
The bear was kept in a wooded area behind the Pennsbury Racquet and Athletic Club off West Trenton Avenue for more than an hour until the Pennsylvania Game Commission officers showed up. Police with patrol rifles from Falls and Morrisville stood by to make sure the bear was kept contained and away from nearby homes.
According to the Conservation Officers Tyler Kreider and Shawna Burkett at the scene, the bear likely recently left its mother’s care and was beginning to forge a life on its own.
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From Morrisville, the bear will be transported to a more rural area and let free after being tagged.
Original Story:
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A bear made its way into the Falls Township and Morrisville Borough area on a steamy Saturday afternoon.
Police, some carrying rifles, from Falls and Morrisville surrounded a wooded patch behind the Pennsbury Racquet and Athletic Club off West Trenton Avenue around 2:45 p.m. after the bear was cornered. An officer told LevittownNow.com that they were waiting for the Pennsylvania Game Commission to arrive to try to remove the bear from the area.
The bear appeared to be in an area not so far from a neighborhood.
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A resident of a neighborhood near West Trenton Avenue said in a brief phone call the bear looked like a cub or young adult.
More information is expected later in the afternoon or evening.
