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Injured bear cub rescued north of Lake Tahoe

THE ASSOCIATED PRESS

July 20, 2013 - 10:44 pm

An injured bear cub is on the mend north of Lake Tahoe thanks to some help from local volunteers and police in Truckee, Calif.

Police said the 6-month-old cub apparently had been hit by a car more than a week ago and sustained a broken leg.

Several Truckee residents had reported the cub in their neighborhood this week, and on Thursday they spotted it up a tree.

With help from Truckee police, Dave Baker of the Truckee Bear League climbed the tree and was able to lower the cub to the ground where it was placed in a crate.

KRNV-TV in Reno reported the cub was recovering at Lake Tahoe Wildlife Care, where it underwent surgery Friday morning to repair two broken bones.

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