He bear-ly survived the wildfires. A homeowner forced to evacuate due to the catastrophic Los Angeles wildfires returned home to find a massive 525-pound black bear hiding in his crawlspace.

Samy Arbid told CNN he found a 525-pound adult, male black bear living under his Altadena, California, home after the Eaton Fire blazed through the city. The fire scorched more than 14,000 acres ...

Samy Arbid told CNN he found a 525-pound adult, male black bear living under his Altadena, California, home after the Eaton Fire blazed through the city. The fire scorched more than 14,000 acres ...

Samy Arbid said he found a black bear living under his Altadena home after the Eaton fire raced through the city. The fire scorched more than 14,000 acres and ranks among the state’s top three ...

California (KCAL/KCBS) — Samy Arbid had a surprise guest hiding out at his Altadena home when he finally returned to the neighborhood after the Eaton Fire. Cozied up in his crawlspace was a 525 ...

Samy Arbid told CBS News that the huge unexpected visitor — affectionately nicknamed Berry — was found when utility workers called to restore power to his Altadena home after the Eaton Fire ...

(CNN) — A Southern California man returned home after evacuating last month’s devastating Los Angeles-area wildfires to discover an unexpected resident lurking beneath it. Samy Arbid told CNN ...

It might be his neighborhood, but it's definitely not this bear's house that he cozied up underneath in Altadena. We ended up putting *** ring camera under there that had *** light on it.