A Florida homeowner forgot to shut the garage. Then a creature ate the Trader Joe’s food
A bear broke into a homeowner’s garage Thursday night in North Naples, Florida — and the animal came with an appetite.
Konrad Umpenhour told NBC-2 that he forgot to close the garage door after letting his dogs out on the patio.
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When he went to shut it remotely from his phone, he got a notification.
“It gave me an error telling me something was wrong,” he said. “And I was like, ‘What possibly could that be?’ ”
The home’s Blink security cam footage shows the beast moseying on in. After dining and dashing, it left quite the mess.
Umpenhour found the bottom freezer door open, the ground littered with packages, including hamburger patties, pizza, bread and snacks.
But the bear had a hankering for something less savory.
The animal knocked open the freezer, grabbed a container of coffee flavored vegan ice cream with boba, and licked it up.
“It’s from Trader Joe’s,” Umpenhour said. “Super good — apparently really good.”
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To avoid an unwanted visitor such as this one, the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission advises folks to secure all “attractants” such as garbage in trash bins, remove any food from your yard (even ripe fruit on trees) and install electric fences around your garden.
If you see someone feeding bears, call the agency’s Wildlife Alert Hotline at 888-404-3922.
