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Bear smashes its way out of a minivan in dramatic fashion

Behold the fury of a furry creature trapped in a van.
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Marcus Gilmer
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Bear smashes its way out of a minivan in dramatic fashion
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You have to hand it to this bear -- it's got a real flair for the dramatic.

The bear smashed its way out of a minivan after getting trapped inside. Whether the bear was sleeping off a bender or simply trying out the suburban parent lifestyle isn't known. But what is known is that the furry, burly animal somehow snuck into Nicole Minkin Lissenden's minivan and got locked inside.

According to Lissenden, the van's automatic locks didn't work so her husband ran over to try to unlock the door manually, but the bear decided to make his own theatrical exit through the window.

No humans were harmed in the filming of this video but, per Lissenden, the van is a bit worse for wear.

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Marcus Gilmer

Marcus Gilmer is Mashable's Assistant Real-Times News Editor on the West Coast, reporting on breaking news from his location in San Francisco. An Alabama native, Marcus earned his BA from Birmingham-Southern College and his MFA in Communications from the University of New Orleans. Marcus has previously worked for Chicagoist, The A.V. Club, the Chicago Sun-Times and the San Francisco Chronicle.


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