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Black Bear Spotted in Bloomfield Cemetery

Mayor: Bear was unharmed during incident.

Authorities trapped and removed a black bear from Bloomfield Cemetery on Sunday.

According to a NJ.com report, when state authorities arrived on the scene, the bear had climbed into a tree, making it harder to tranquilize.

Instead, authorities set a trap and managed to apprehend the bear that evening.

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Bloomfield Mayor told NJ.com that the bear was unharmed in the incident.

Photo courtesy of Michael Venezia via Twitter

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Photo caption: A black bear sits in a tree at a Bloomfield cemetery on May 17.

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