Outpourings of grief had been posted on the web page after Easton police introduced the demise of the bear nicknamed “211” for the quantity on state environmental tags it had on each ears.
Police mentioned they obtained a report shortly earlier than 6:30 p.m. Monday {that a} bear had been struck by a automobile on Route 136 in Easton, which is simply north of Bridgeport. After they arrived on the scene, officers mentioned the bear was affected by critical accidents they usually needed to put it down.
Police mentioned the motive force of the automobile left the scene earlier than officers arrived.
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“I am bodily crying. That poor, candy, harmless soul,” one individual posted on Fb.
“I am unable to recover from how unhappy that is, this poor bear was so liked and adopted,” wrote one other.
The Bear 211 Fb web page was created on Might 28 and has practically 5,000 members. Folks in a number of Connecticut cities and even Armonk, New York, posted photographs and movies of 211 roaming by way of their properties and even taking a dip of their pool.
A number of on-line postings criticized the motive force of the automobile that struck 211. However police mentioned there isn’t any legislation about hitting a bear with a automobile and driving off, though the individual might need to report it to police for automobile insurance coverage functions if there’s harm to their automobile.
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