Law enforcement officers were shocked to find an unlikely and very hairy customer inside an ice cream shop on August 17 in South Lake Tahoe, California.
The customer was a bear who decided to break into the shop at Camp Richardson and peruse its offerings, KATV reported Wednesday.
When they arrived at the scene, deputies with the El Dorado County Sheriff’s Office could not believe what they saw, and took action to coax the animal outside.
“With some encouragement, the bear ultimately left, but only after showing interest in the strawberry ice cream. Thankfully, Fuzzy the bear caused barely any property damage and there was barely any cleanup,” the sheriff’s office explained in a social media post Tuesday.
The agency shared images of the bear behind the counter:
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