The huge bear was luckily asleep and so the rescuers quickly exited the cave. They then set up trail cameras to monitor the exit, so they could descend again when the big beast had left the vicinity.

"So cool. Batteries lasted," said thebowrack. In fact, Anderson uses a Reconyx Ultrafire camera trap, designed to capture ...

With the cave “bear-free,” the stage was set for Charlie’s rescue. Three firefighters descended into the cave on a rope system. But initially, it seemed they would still be unable to ...

Dog Rescued After 3 Days Trapped in Tennessee Cave with Bear "He was dehydrated and hungry, but in otherwise good condition," the Waldens Creek Volunteer Fire Department, who assisted in the ...

A dog trapped in a Tennessee cave for days needed to be rescued — but a 200-pound bear made it complicated, officials said. Charlie the dog was stuck about 40 feet down “an (extremely) narrow ...