Grizzlies Found in Southern State: ‘They Don’t Look Like Black Bears’

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Sheriff’s deputies in Florida were shocked to discover a pair of iconic animals more common to The Last Frontier roaming along the roadside in Okaloosa County.

The remarkable encounter between the deputy and the Alaskan wildlife occurred on Dec. 5, the Alaskan news outlet KMXT-TV reported.

However, body cam footage was not released until Jan. 31, revealing to the public for the first time the amazing sight of Alaskan grizzly bears casually strolling through Florida.

Deputy Amanda Baliel arrived at the scene after a motorist called in a report of two bear cubs in the road at 3:30 a.m.

The motorist reported that the bears did not appear to be black bears, which are native to Florida and other southern states.

Once Baliel saw the bear cubs herself, it didn’t take her long to agree that the cubs weren’t from around those parts. “They don’t look like black bears,” she commented.

The large bear cubs were brown, with distinctive light markings around their necks.

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