An unwelcome summer visitor wreaked some havoc Wednesday morning in the Cuyama Valley of northeastern Santa Barbara County.
At 6:34 a.m., Santa Barbara County firefighters were dispatched to a home on the 2400 block of Santa Barbara Canyon Road, according to fire Capt. Scott Safechuck.
Firefighters discovered a bear had entered a laundry room, broke a water pipe and was found enjoying the water leak, Safechuck added.
Firefighters from Cuyama’s Station 37 helped evacuate the bear which immediately climbed a tree, he added.
Two months ago, a bear cub was found playing in a sprinkler at a Cuyama church before settling down to nap in a nearby yard. That bear was relocated to the remote hills outside of the community.
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