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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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To: V_TWIN
Normally when we have ‘bear’ on the beach, it’s some European couple doing nude sunbathing..................
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posted on
06/13/2023 9:02:57 AM PDT
by
Red Badger
(Homeless veterans camp in the streets while illegal aliens are put up in hotels.....................)
To: Red Badger
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posted on
06/13/2023 9:02:57 AM PDT
by
Texas resident
(We are living through Barak's fundamental transformation)
To: Red Badger
Gays came to the beach after hearing the news, only to be disappointed to learn it was a real bear.
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posted on
06/13/2023 9:04:39 AM PDT
by
dfwgator
(Endut! Hoch Hech!)
To: Red Badger
They estimate 10,000 bears in the panhandle of FL. Seeing bears around here is like seeing deer in PA.
This is the same place where that video was taken of the bear climbing that chain link fence going into Eglin AFB like it was nothing.
To: Red Badger
Hey, the bears gotta go on vacation too once in a while, you know. Change of scenery from Jellystone Park.
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posted on
06/13/2023 9:05:05 AM PDT
by
fidelis
(👈 Under no obligation to respond to rude, ignorant, abusive, bellicose, and obnoxious posts.)
To: pghbjugop
In the Ft. Walton Industrial Park, where I work, a full grown Black Bear was climbing at 10 foot chain link fence like it was a ant hill..................
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posted on
06/13/2023 9:07:15 AM PDT
by
Red Badger
(Homeless veterans camp in the streets while illegal aliens are put up in hotels.....................)
To: Red Badger
Aw, the bear was just looking for that nice lady to talk about her cough
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posted on
06/13/2023 9:10:05 AM PDT
by
COBOL2Java
("Life without liberty is like a body without spirit." - Kahlil Gibran)
To: Red Badger
To: Red Badger
Some towns have a nude beach. This town has a bear beach!
To: Red Badger
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posted on
06/13/2023 9:14:22 AM PDT
by
RushIsMyTeddyBear
("Equity" = "All animals are equal. Some animals are more equal than others.")
To: Red Badger
Beware of sharks in Yellowstone National Park. 😏
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posted on
06/13/2023 9:14:43 AM PDT
by
MachIV
To: RushIsMyTeddyBear
A juvenile bear................
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posted on
06/13/2023 9:15:35 AM PDT
by
Red Badger
(Homeless veterans camp in the streets while illegal aliens are put up in hotels.....................)
To: Red Badger
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posted on
06/13/2023 9:15:46 AM PDT
by
V_TWIN
(America...so great even the people that hate it refuse to leave!)
To: V_TWIN
It actually happens every year.
Sheriff’s Deputies are polite and just tell them to cover up.
We happened upon a couple once about 30 years ago on a fairly hidden un-crowded stretch of beach along Choctaw Bay............
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posted on
06/13/2023 9:22:31 AM PDT
by
Red Badger
(Homeless veterans camp in the streets while illegal aliens are put up in hotels.....................)
To: Red Badger
Turns out it was Rosie O’Donnell enjoying a no-shave weekend.
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posted on
06/13/2023 9:22:42 AM PDT
by
TangoLimaSierra
(⭐⭐To the Left, The Truth is Right Wing Violence⭐⭐)
To: Red Badger
Must be how Gentle Ben made it to the Everglades.
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posted on
06/13/2023 9:23:57 AM PDT
by
smartymarty
(How a mountain girl can love.)
To: Red Badger
Yeah, some bodies need to be covered anyway.....and much as possible for that matter. 😏
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posted on
06/13/2023 9:27:33 AM PDT
by
V_TWIN
(America...so great even the people that hate it refuse to leave!)
To: V_TWIN
Why is it that the people who want to lie naked on the beach are NEVER they type of people you might actually want to see lie naked on the beach?..............🤢😜😎
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posted on
06/13/2023 9:30:08 AM PDT
by
Red Badger
(Homeless veterans camp in the streets while illegal aliens are put up in hotels.....................)
To: Red Badger; NautiNurse; SamAdams76; matt04
WHAT the…?!
We are overloaded with black bears here in the woods of Connecticut, but a bear swimming in the Gulf of Mexico??
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posted on
06/13/2023 9:30:11 AM PDT
by
nutmeg
(My 'pride flag' is the AMERICAN FLAG)
To: ConservativeWarrior
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06/13/2023 9:30:32 AM PDT
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nutmeg
(My 'pride flag' is the AMERICAN FLAG)
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