all of the sudden we had a bear, you know, like exploding in midair. and smoke and flash. i mean, it was intense. then the smell. the smell of barbecue bear. everybody all around is getting emotional. janet blair lets loose. you killed the bear. and she is going run over and wring someone s neck. i was very upset and i stamped my foot and i said a bad word. very loudly. i am a journalist. and i m supposed to be dispassionate. but that doesn t mean i don t have really strong feelings about every story i do. and in this case, i had very strong feelings for that bear. i thought, she was a goner. you know, if she didn t die from that fall, she must have died from the electrocution. but the story turns out very differently. we went up to the bear and the bear was still breathing, still had a heart beat. it was like, amazing. we were just, amazed.
and that electrical sound, that crackle of electrical, you know all of a sudden we had a bear like exploding in mid air. and smoke and flash. i mean, it was intense. then the smell. the smell of barbecued bear. everybody all around is getting emotional. janet lets loose. you killed the bear. and she is going run over and ring someone s neck. i was very upset and i stamped my foot and i said a bad word. very loudly. i am a journalist. and i m supposed to be dispassionate. but that doesn t mean i don t have really strong feelings about every story i do, and in this case, i had very strong feelings for that bear. i thought she was a goner, you know, if she didn t die from that fall, she must have died from that electrocution. but the story turns out very differently. we went up to the bear, and the bear was still breathing.
amazing she hasn t gotten shocked already. minutes later, she s blasted with 7,200 volts. and we literally had an explosion. it was really, really horrible. over the years, drought has driven many bears down from the mountains into the city of albuquerque, new mexico. one such bear became legend. at that time, janet blair was a network news reporter. we kept getting calls in the newsroom. there s a bear loose in our neighborhood. so we loaded in our news units, and we headed up there. nbc news cameraman, barry mootz. bear loots, that s a great way to start your day. the bear is on a desperate search, presumably to find her missing cub. little did she know the cub was safe and sound. officials caught him wandering through town the day before. and i said, now that they have baby bear, the big question
and the bear immediately just boom, flies off the pole. it was like ten times louder than the gunfiring, in my mind. and that electrical sound, that crackle of electrical, you know all of a sudden, we add bear, like, exploding in midair. and smoke and flash. i mean, it was intense. then the smell. the smell of barbecue bear. everybody all around is getting emotional. janet bear lets loose. you killed the bear. and she is going run over and ring someone s neck. i was very upset and i stamped my foot and i said a bad word. very loudly. i am a journalist. and i m supposed to be dispassionate. but that doesn t mean i don t have really strong feels about every story i do. and in this case, i had very strong feelings for that bear. i thought, she was a goner. you know, if she didn t die from that fall, she must have died
bear climbs to the top of an electrical pole. three stories up and dangerous close to high voltage power lines. i am thinking, gosh, this is amazing. he hasn t gotten shocked already. minutes later, she s blasted with 7200 volts. and we literally had an explosion. it was really, really horrible. over the years, drought has driven many bears down from the mountains into the city of albuquerque, new mexico. one such bear became legend. at that time, janet blair was a network news reporter. we kept getting calls in the newsroom. there s a bear loose in our neighborhood. so we loaded in our news units, and we headed up there. nbc news camera man, barry