Bear on the Roof of the Bubba Gump Restaurant

Occurred on November 21, 2025 / Gatlinburg, Tennessee, USA

Info from Licensor: "Large black bear climbed onto the roof of the Bubba Gump Shrimp House restaurant in the middle of downtown Gatlinburg, Tennessee and began to prowl around and climbed over the peak and back down the other side and sat down on the edge. He eventually jumped to the next building which was the Ripley's Motion Master. He climbed up a wall and lay down watching all the tourist take pictures of him. He tried to find a way down but was unable so he prowled around on the roof of Ripley's for a while unable to find a way down. He was eventually tranquilized by wildlife management professionals and lifted from the building by a bucket truck and released in Nearby Smoky Mountain National Park."