Officers could not find any obvious signs of injury. On Wednesday this week, Colorado Parks and Wildlife issued a news release stating that a roughly 220lb brown bear had to be tranquilized and relocated after it climbed a tree and stayed there all through the night after it was suspected of being hit by a car. Up to September 14 this year, at least six bears had been hit by cars in Yosemite National Park alone, according to the National Park Service (NPS). Unfortunately, it is not uncommon for bears to be hit by cars along national park roads. The bear was then taken to the Appalachian Bear Rescue facility where she was named Myrtle. X-ray scans revealed the cub did not have any fractures but was bleeding from her nose and vets worked to prevent swelling on her brain. The bear was identified as a roughly 8-month-old female cub weighing 27.6 lbs.

No fractures were found and the animal has since been recovering.

A photo posted by Appalachian Bear Rescue to its Facebook page on October 1 shows Myrtle the bear receiving veterinary care after being hit by a car in Great Smoky Mountains National Park.

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