GATLINBURG, Tenn. — A bear wandered into a Tennessee restaurant Friday night before quickly leaving and meandering along a sidewalk out front.
An employee at Crawdaddy’s said the bear ran up the restaurant’s front staircase, entered the restaurant then turned around and left, WATE reported.
“Can you imagine sitting in the restaurant and a bear coming out,” Katie Faulling Myers said.
A woman visiting from South Carolina with her family was surprised to see the bear exit the restaurant while she was walking outside.
An ambulance was called to the area after the bear knocked over a person. The person’s condition is unclear.
Wildlife officials reminded people to be “bear aware” and that Gatlinburg is part of the animal’s natural habitat and roaming area, WATE reported.