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Black Bear Chases 11-Year-Old Into Pennsylvania Family Dollar, Jumps Counter on Video

Wildlife officials attribute the encounter to fall foraging that increasingly brings bears into human spaces.

Overview

  • Surveillance footage from a Markleysburg Family Dollar shows a black bear pursuing 11-year-old Cole Frazee into the store.
  • The animal leapt over the front counter and roamed inside for about 10 minutes before exiting.
  • Frazee and the lone cashier climbed onto the counter, then fled to a locked car and were unharmed.
  • The incident occurred as Frazee and his father stopped at the store, according to local reports and the boy’s account.
  • The Pennsylvania Game Commission says bears search aggressively for food in late fall, urging residents to secure attractants and keep distance.