Video: West Virginia principal caught off guard by bear in dumpster

A black bear gave a West Virginia principal quite the wake-up call when it emerged - growling and roaring - from a dumpster outside an elementary school.
Zela Elementary School principal James Marsh was surprised to discover the bear had somehow managed to get inside the dumpster over the weekend even after the school installed a lock bar. As Marsh was unlocking the bin Monday, the bear began pushing open the lid.
“That will wake a person up,” Marsh said Tuesday in a phone interview. “That was 7:15 a.m., if you are not already awake that will wake you up.”
Marsh darted away once the bear's head appeared. The bear then jumped out and ran off in an encounter that was recorded by a school security camera and has since being shared widely across social media.
“He looked like he was scared, too - as scared as I was,” Marsh said. “He might not be back.”
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[@deputy3690]

Bear in mind that a human cannot outrun a Bear.

[@user-zy8cy6hn6o]

Unless they're running in opposite directions

[@BabatundeJackson]

@@user-zy8cy6hn6o if they run in the opposite directions for long enough they’ll bump into each other eventually

[@buckrockerm]

That is not a little bear!

[@helenwestwood7596]

Nope that abult bear bless him or she... That bear much has nightmare

[@keithb6817]

That is not really what i would call a little bear necessarily.

[@ozdorothyfan]

Peculiar how he got trapped in there, he didn't lock it himself. I'm wondering if he were asleep when whoever did lock it came around.

[@justinherbert9146]

Someone locked the bear in the dumpster - who has the job of cleaning the bear dump out of the dumpster? That poor school janitor - since they have a security cam they will be able to review the video and see who locked the bear in there

[@arnedac9399]

The principal walked like he needed to change his pants. 😂

[@theone-ds7iz]

Simpsons NELSON HA HA.

[@notthefather3919]

That was a huge bear too!

[@coffeelink943]

The bear ran off because it didn’t want to get written up for Saturday school after getting caught in the dumpster

[@areasevenpro]

He just has to grin and bear it. 🐻

[@SethComedyFan]

Bear are scary because of how big they are, but most are just big puppy dogs.

[@cassthompson3386]

No. Bears are not like puppy dogs. Most will rip your face off and sometimes eat you.

[@haiden_07]

That's a 200+ bear right there

[@BlueSky...]

He bearly made it.

[@williamlouie569]

The principal got a quick reaction. Most people would be shocked and frozen in place.

[@kevinkern4661]

Now that’s the vice principal’s job

[@tommyirwn131]

The bear must have been looking for food for dinner

[@Los150]

Noooooooo lol

[@Missakira313]

He's a running track star

[@dinsel9691]

This gives me prank idea

[@tomschuler7698]

😅

[@Hellbound2323]

it was locked when the principal got there how did the bear get in ?

[@Mina-wi8gx]

The bear got in when it wasn't locked. Someone didn't look inside first before locking it later.

[@chefdougy]

LOCK BAR LOOK PRETTY BENT ...?