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Bear found stuck inside university’s baseball stadium

KNOXVILLE, Tenn. — Officials say a bear that decided to make its way through the University of Tennessee campus ended up stuck inside the baseball stadium.

The Tennessee Wildlife Resources Agency said in a Facebook post that the bear was reported on the Knoxville-based campus and stuck inside Lindsey Nelson Stadium early Sunday morning.

Wildlife Sgt. Roy Smith and Wildlife Officer Jeff Roberson responded to the scene, where they quickly tranquilized and removed the bear with the help of University of Tennessee police officers.

The agency did not say how the bear got stuck inside the stadium.

State officials transported and releaseed the bear to a “more suitable bear habitat.”

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