The ravenous bears were believed to be attracted by the mere scent of a pack of gum and some mints, but they’re being blamed for tearing apart Bob and Kristen Monzel’s Honda Element hoping to find a real feast.
The Indian Hills family didn’t hear any commotion as they slept Monday night. A delivery driver alerted the Monzels of the mess in their driveway on Tuesday morning.
“I was floored,” Bob Monzel told 7NEWS. “I really under estimated the power of a bear. They really kind of destroyed it.”
The hungry bears left claw marks on the Honda’s doors and they shredded the interior beyond recognition. Yellow insulation is all that’s left of the seat cushions, and the plastic dash is smashed. There’s electrical wires dangling from the ceiling and driver controls have been ripped off the side-door panel.
The Indian Hills family thinks this is the work of a mother bear and her two cubs who have been roaming the rural Jefferson County neighborhood in recent weeks.
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