(CNN) Firefighters encountered an unexpected challenge while rescuing a dog trapped in a Tennessee cave: A black bear was also there.The dog, Charlie, spent three<a class="excerpt-read-more" href="https://wsvn.com/news/us-world/rescuers-descended-into-a-deep-cave-to-rescue-a-trapped-dog-then-they-found-a-bear/">Read More</a>
Firefighter Tori Downing, who went into the cave to rescue Charlie, found he was in even more jeopardy than they thought - being stuck just five feet from a sleeping bear.