Watch: Bear lands on California roof after tree topples amid atmospheric river-fueled windstorm
The photographer says the bear was in the tree when it fell on the roof of a Magalia, California, home on Jan. 5 as winds raged amid gusts of 40-60 mph during one of the many recent atmospheric rivers to strike the state.
Bear spotted on California roof after tree fall
A bear was spotted on top of a roof in rural Northern California moments after a tree toppled onto the home during one of the ferocious storms that have pummeled the state since late December. (Video: Kyle Thomas via Storyful)
MAGALIA, Calif. -- That must have been quite the ride.
A bear was spotted on top of a roof in rural Northern California moments after a tree toppled onto the home during one of the ferocious storms from attmospheric rivers that have pummeled the state since late December.
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The photographer, Kyle Thomas, told Storyful the bear was in the tree when it fell on the roof on Jan. 5 as winds raged amid gusts of 40-60 mph.
A bear is on a roof in Magalia, Calif. after a tree was blown across the house.
(Kyle Thomas via Storyful / FOX Weather)
The video shows the bear wandering around the roof, and Thomas can be heard sternly encouraging the bear to leave.
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"He stayed around for some time," Thomas told Storyful. "He got into the trash cans."