Hikers hear howling from California water tank, find bear family trapped inside

Photo credit: California Department of Fish and WildlifeOn a late-August afternoon in the San Gabriel Mountains, a group of hikers near La Verne, California, heard an unsettling sound: what they described as “howling” coming from a large water tank along a trail. When they investigated, they discovered a mother black b

California firefighters and wildlife officials responded to a park where a mother bear and three cubs fell into a concrete cistern full of water.

Firefighters quickly launched 'Operation Care Bear' to save the family, who had been stuck inside the dark concrete structure for over 12 hours.