A bear in Arizona managed to escape unhurt after it became stuck on an electricity pole.
Werner Neubauer, an engineer for Sulphur Springs Valley Electric Cooperative, had to cut the power off so the animal would not get electrocuted.
He then went up in a cherry-picker and used an 8ft (2m) fiberglass stick to try to nudge the bear and force it down.
When that failed, he even tried talking to it.
“I think I told him I was gonna help him get down the pole,” Mr Neubauer said.
“I know he couldn’t understand me. But it did get his attention.”
After grabbing and biting the stick a few times, the bear eventually climbed down and ran off into the desert.
According to Mr Neubauer, the bear seemed fine and the power cut only lasted around 15 minutes.
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