Photo: He sees the bear and decides to open the door to let him go.
This was certainly brave. A Tennessee man managed to get video of the moment he helped a bear that was trapped inside his car. Joseph Deel posted a video on TikTok showing how he opened the door to allow the bear to exit while he was visiting Gatlinberg. The group shouted at the bear to get it to leave the area. Deel said the car still seemed to be in functioning condition, but the damage caused it to break down on his drive home to Johnson City. He added that he was forced to leave the car by the side of the road, and that someone broke in and stole the battery, catalytic converter and exhaust manifold. Deel’s insurance company declared the vehicle was totaled.