COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (KOAA) — A nine-month-old bear cub found its way into an underground employee parking lot at CommonSpirit St. Francis Hospital, according to Colorado Parks and Wildlife (CPW).
Wildlife officers responded to @commonspirit St. Francis Hospital, Colorado Springs today for a ~9-month-old bear cub that found its way into underground employee parking. pic.twitter.com/D5NYHf7Ghj
— CPW SE Region (@CPW_SE) September 19, 2025
The hospital is located on East Woodmen Road near North Powers Boulevard.
According to CPW, the cub was temporarily immobilized and brought to a wildlife trailer.
Officers gave it an ear tag and also gave it what CPW calls a "wake-up" drug. Once the cub was on its feet, CPW says it was taken to a wildlife rehabilitation facility in Frisco.
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