BELL COUNTY, Ky. – A family in Kentucky received an unusual wake-up call last week after a bear came crashing through the ceiling of their home and landed inside the kitchen.
There’s something you don’t see every day.
This photo shows a bear hanging out on a stove of a Kentucky home after it crashed through the roof on May 21, 2025.
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According to Kentucky Fish and Wildlife Law Enforcement, Game Warden Derick Creech responded to reports of a black bear inside the Bell County home around 5 a.m. on May 21.
When he arrived, he found the animal sitting on the stove inside the kitchen.
Creech and a Bell County Sheriff’s Deputy were eventually able to run the bear out of the home through an open door.
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This photo shows a hole in the roof of a Kentucky home after a bear fell through it on May 21, 2025.
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After they took a look around outdoors, it was determined that the bear was able to climb a ladder and squeeze through an opening into the attic. Then, at some point, the bear came crashing through the ceiling.
No injuries were reported.