Orlando bear watch: Police say bear is still roaming College Park

April 25, 2023 at 10:23 am EDT

VIDEO: Orlando bear watch: Police say bear is still roaming College Park Orlando bear watch: Police say bear is still roaming College Park

By Sarah Wilson, WFTV.com

April 25, 2023 at 10:23 am EDT

ORLANDO, Fla. — Orlando remains on bear watch Tuesday.

Orlando police said the bear spotted roaming several city neighborhoods on Monday still remains on the lamb in College Park.

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Officers said Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission officials are working to safely retrieve the bear.

“Although the bear is cute, please do not approach,” Orlando police said in a social media post on Monday.

Read: ‘Please do not approach’: Bear spotted roaming Orlando neighborhoods

Stay tuned to Channel 9 Eyewitness News for updates.

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Sarah Wilson, WFTV.com

Sarah Wilson joined WFTV Channel 9 in 2018 as a digital producer after working as an award-winning newspaper reporter for nearly a decade in various communities across Central Florida.

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