A bear was walking across the "Rainbow Bridge" in Truckee California on the California/Nevada State line when two cars also crossed the bridge from opposite directions. The bear was so scared that - with no place to run - it leapt over the side of the bridge. The motorists stopped their cars in horror and ran to the edge to see how badly the bear was injured. To their amazement, they saw that the bear had somehow grasped the lower ledge of the bridge support as it fell and pulled itself back up. The authorities were notified that night and, after making an assessment, they decided that nothing that could be done until the following morning. |