Here’s your lighthearted news story for the week.
A video that has gone viral on X and TikTok shows the moment a bear in North Carolina broke into a U-Haul.
The bear did not leave the U-Haul empty-handed, either!
In the video, the bear can be seen snatching a bag from inside the vehicle.
Watch here:
Yahoo News reported more on the viral incident:
A bear was spotted easily breaking into a U-Haul van in Asheville, North Carolina, on Thursday, May 28, much to the amusement of onlookers.
Haley Lambert told Storyful that she and her partner were in their car when they noticed the black bear sauntering up to the van.
Footage filmed by Lambert shows the bear opening the driver’s side door of the U-Haul and climbing in the vehicle.
“You know how to drive? Do you have your license?” she jokes.
The animal rummaged through the U-Haul, grabbing a brown bag and exiting the van with the bag in its mouth.
Lambert shared the footage on TikTok, captioning it: “First day in Asheville – had to helplessly watch our neighbors get robbed.”
Although the bear in this video did no harm to bystanders, in recent months, bear attacks have been reported at several national parks, including Yellowstone.
ABC News reports:
Two hikers were mauled in a possible grizzly bear attack at Yellowstone National Park. Another hiker found them by following bear prints in the mud and hearing calls for help. @TrevorLAult has the latest. https://t.co/frApN63eLi pic.twitter.com/itIJlCpYmG
— World News Tonight (@ABCWorldNews) May 5, 2026
ABC 7 News reported in April that two U.S. soldiers were attacked by a bear during a training exercise in Alaska:
Two U.S. Army soldiers have been injured after encountering a brown bear in a mountainous training area in Anchorage, the military said Friday.
The incident happened Thursday as the soldiers were participating in a “land navigation training event” in Arctic Valley, part of the Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson’s training area.
The soldiers were receiving medical care as of Friday, a military official told the Anchorage Daily News. Messages sent to base spokespersons were not immediately returned to The Associated Press on Friday.
The soldiers’ conditions were not released pending notification of relatives.
Both soldiers used pepper spray on the bear, the official said. Few other details were available about the incident because it was still under investigation.
ADVERTISEMENT“The safety and well-being of our personnel is our highest priority,” Lt. Col. Jo Nederhoed, a spokesperson for the U.S. Army 11th Airborne Division, said in an email to the Anchorage Daily News.
The Alaska Department of Fish and Game is investigating what it says appears to have been “a defensive attack” by a bear that had recently emerged from a den. The area near where the incident occurred has been closed to recreational activity by base officials, the department said.
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