PERRY TOWNSHIP, Pa. (EYT) — It was a Labor Day that one local animal-loving couple and their friends will never forget.
Samantha Eigenbrod and her fiancé Dean Hornbeger, both of Sligo, heard about a trapped bear from their friend who was driving through the West Freedom/Parker area on August 31 and saw it along the main road with what was thought at the time to be a bucket on its head.
After posting pictures of the trapped bear on Facebook, their friend found out that the bear had the “bucket” on its head for over a month.
The local game commissioner and other officials were made aware that the bear was in need of help, and a “Save the Bucket Bear” Facebook page was created in hopes that officials would rescue it.
Samantha told exploreClarion.com, “We are huge animal lovers, and we do our best at helping any animal in need, no matter the size or what type of animal….It broke my heart to hear about this bear, and we thought the chances of being able to find it — or help it — were slim.”