When hotel staff became concerned about noise coming from inside a locked bathroom, they called 9-1-1. Turns out, there was a black bear stuck inside the bathroom, and it gave police (and witnesses) quite a shock. Footage of the strange scene is now going viral online.

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“A hotel in Gatlinburg, Tennessee has gone viral after staff called 911 believing someone had locked themselves inside a bathroom,” wrote Daily Post World in an Instagram post. “But when police opened the door, they were met with an unexpected surprise — a black bear inside the room. The unusual encounter quickly spread across social media, with many users shocked by the bizarre scene.”

Watch a black bear stuck in a bathroom in Gatlinburg below (or see it here).

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