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Stranded Bear Rescued From California Bridge
Associated Press ^
| September 28, 2007
| Unknown
Posted on 09/28/2007 5:50:20 PM PDT by decimon
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The bruin was walking across Rainbow Bridge on Highway 40 west near Donner Summit in the Sierra Nevada when at least two oncoming cars spooked it, causing it to jump over the bridge railing.
Saving itself from an 80-foot fall, the bear caught a ledge and pulled itself onto a concrete girder beneath the bridge.
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TOPICS: Miscellaneous; News/Current Events; US: California
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To: porter_knorr
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09/29/2007 3:09:38 AM PDT
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decimon
To: Ramius
Do I gather correctly that the bear saw the net and actually jumped into it?The article says they hit it with a tranquilizer dart and then pushed it into the net with a pole.
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09/29/2007 3:11:13 AM PDT
by
decimon
To: csvset
I think in the last picture, the photographer would be thinking, “I’m outa here!”
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09/29/2007 3:15:38 AM PDT
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Cvengr
(The violence of evil is met with the violence of righteousness, justice, love and grace.)
To: porter_knorr
To: decimon
Thanks. Now smile...
for the camera!
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09/29/2007 3:45:31 AM PDT
by
Bender2
("I've got a twisted sense of humor, and everything amuses me." RAH Beyond this Horizon)
To: gracesdad
To: porter_knorr
awesome pix - the last one being a bit scary.
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09/30/2007 11:50:40 AM PDT
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spanalot
To: porter_knorr
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09/30/2007 11:53:32 AM PDT
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cmsgop
(Hillary's Milkshake is better than Your's, She could teach you, but you would rather go blind.......)
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