A bear stepped on and popped a beach ball outside the tent of a family camping in Colorado, leading to an unfortunate set of circumstances that prompted wildlife officials to search for the bear with the intention of euthanizing it.
A husband and wife and their 2-year-old daughter were sleeping at Monument Lake Resort, about 37 miles west of Trinidad, when around 2 a.m. Friday the woman heard a bear sniffing around the campground, according to Colorado Parks and Wildlife.
When the bear popped the beach ball, the daughter woke up and began crying. When the woman went to comfort the child, she “likely” brushed the side of the tent.
