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Florida beachgoers shocked when bear emerges from Gulf of Mexico
UPI ^
| JUNE 12, 2023 / 11:09 AM
| By Ben Hooper
Posted on 06/13/2023 8:34:40 AM PDT by Red Badger
VIDEO AT LINK..........
June 12 (UPI) -- Visitors to a Florida beach were in for a surprise when a black bear was spotted swimming side-by-side with their fellow beachgoers.
Multiple visitors to the crowded beach in Destin captured video when the bear emerged from the ocean and swam next to human beachgoers before making its way to shore.
"The bear was out pretty far," Chris Barron, who recorded footage of the bear, told WTVT-TV. "A lot of people started swimming in. I was worried it was a shark. I walked over and thought it was a dog."
Barron said the bear was swimming right by his brother and 12-year-old son.
"At this point I realized it was a bear and started videoing. It kept swimming in. He got to shore, shook off, and ran into the brush in the sand dunes," Barron said. "I think most people were shocked instead of being scared. No one expected to see a bear in the Gulf of Mexico."
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Local story here.................
To: V_TWIN; Joe Brower
Florida Ping!..................
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posted on
06/13/2023 8:35:05 AM PDT
by
Red Badger
(Homeless veterans camp in the streets while illegal aliens are put up in hotels.....................)
To: Red Badger; Rennes Templar
He got to shore, shook off, and ran into the brush in the sand dunes," Barron said. "I think most people were shocked instead of being scared. No one expected to see a bear in the Gulf of Mexico." And just like that, he was GOM.
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posted on
06/13/2023 8:38:13 AM PDT
by
Ezekiel
(🆘️ "Come fly with US". Ingenuity -- because the Son of David begins with Mars ♂️, aka every man)
To: Red Badger
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posted on
06/13/2023 8:38:51 AM PDT
by
z3n
(Kakistocracy)
To: Red Badger
Jump in.
Waters fine!
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posted on
06/13/2023 8:40:15 AM PDT
by
Magnum44
(...against all enemies, foreign and domestic... )
To: Red Badger
Barron said the bear was swimming right by his brother and 12-year-old son.
"At this point I realized it was a bear and started videoing."
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posted on
06/13/2023 8:41:32 AM PDT
by
oh8eleven
(RVN '67-'68)
To: Red Badger
I guess the ice melted in the Gulf. It is Springtime after all. The poor bear lost his floating hunk of ice and was forced to swim. He’s lucky that he didn’t drown and die. When are people going to understand the impact of anthropogenic climate change?
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posted on
06/13/2023 8:42:01 AM PDT
by
ConservativeInPA
(Delay Trump’s trial, delay. Elect Trump President. Trump pardons himself.)
To: Red Badger
They used the bigfoot camera, I see.
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posted on
06/13/2023 8:43:24 AM PDT
by
ConservativeWarrior
(Fall down seven times, stand up eight. - Japanese proverb)
To: z3n
Sharks and Bears with fricken lasers!
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posted on
06/13/2023 8:44:48 AM PDT
by
xp38
To: Red Badger
Does the “dry paw” policy come into play here once ashore?
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posted on
06/13/2023 8:44:52 AM PDT
by
alancarp
(George Orwell was an optimist.)
To: ConservativeWarrior
🤣
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posted on
06/13/2023 8:45:07 AM PDT
by
Jane Long
(What we were told was a conspiracy theory in ‘20 is now fact. Land of the sheep, home of the knaves)
To: oh8eleven
Chance of being attacked by the bear: Non-neglible.
Chance of scoring some tasty viral video: Extremely high.
Pretty obvious what the regular dude choice would and should be.
To: one guy in new jersey
“Chance of being attacked by the bear: Non-neglible.”
Chance was probably higher for the people on the beach once the bear got on solid ground. They’re good swimmers but the water is not their preferred terrain for picking a fight with other predators.
To: ConservativeWarrior
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posted on
06/13/2023 8:50:21 AM PDT
by
Red Badger
(Homeless veterans camp in the streets while illegal aliens are put up in hotels.....................)
To: ConservativeWarrior
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posted on
06/13/2023 8:50:47 AM PDT
by
Red Badger
(Homeless veterans camp in the streets while illegal aliens are put up in hotels.....................)
To: z3n
LOL...my brother and I watched that movie “Cocaine Bear”...stupidest movie in a while.
Liked the premise though.
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posted on
06/13/2023 8:51:02 AM PDT
by
rlmorel
("If you think tough men are dangerous, just wait until you see what weak men are capable of." JBP)
To: Red Badger
Nice pictures! That must have been a sight.
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posted on
06/13/2023 8:52:25 AM PDT
by
ConservativeWarrior
(Fall down seven times, stand up eight. - Japanese proverb)
To: ConservativeWarrior
If you run the video it’s pretty obvious.
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posted on
06/13/2023 8:56:57 AM PDT
by
V_TWIN
(America...so great even the people that hate it refuse to leave!)
To: Red Badger
That’s a juvenile......what a trip.
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posted on
06/13/2023 8:59:16 AM PDT
by
V_TWIN
(America...so great even the people that hate it refuse to leave!)
To: Red Badger
Here he is later, getting ready to maul one of the Howard boys. The ugly one.
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posted on
06/13/2023 8:59:36 AM PDT
by
Sirius Lee
(They intend to murder us. Prep if you want to live and live like you are prepping for eternal life)
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