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A woman says a 200-pound bear got trapped inside her sister's Prius. This viral video shows how the wild animal destroyed the car.
If you're visiting the Great Smoky Mountains, you should probably lock your car — unless you don't mind a black bear trashing your interior.
A TikToker named Emma (@intrusivethot03), whose last name is not listed on the platform, said that's exactly what happened to her sister.
Emma posted a video on May 24 purportedly showing the inside of her sister's vehicle after she said a bear got trapped inside. The now-viral video has 9 million views and 773,000 likes as of Wednesday, and shows the interior almost entirely wrecked.
In the video, a crumpled bag of popcorn — as well as the car's rearview mirror — can be seen on the floor, and the steering wheel appears to have been bitten into.
Emma was in the greater Great Smoky Mountains area when the bear opened her sister's car door and got inside, she said in a follow-up video from May 25 summarizing the encounter.
Emma said in the same video that she and her sister have been going to the resort in the Gatlinburg and Pigeon Forge area in Tennessee for 20 years, and that every year they've been warned about bears and asked to lock their doors and avoid leaving food inside. Emma didn't name the resort in her videos, and didn't immediately respond to Insider's request for comment.
During the first night of her vacation with her sister, Emma said in the video from May 25, she heard air horns outside at around 10 p.m. Emma said in the video that she and her sister went outside to check it out and guessed resort employees were trying to get a bear to go back into the woods but it was hard to see the animal in the dark.
"So all of a sudden, we're watching and we hear this twig snap to our left," Emma said in the video. When she turned, she said, she saw a black bear climbing a fence. Emma shared an image purportedly showing the bear climbing the fence in another video posted to TikTok on May 24.
"We were all just sitting there, quiet," Emma told viewers. She added that the bear was just 10 feet away from them and near her sister's red Prius.
Seconds later, Emma said in the video, her sister told her: "My car door just opened."
Then, Emma said the bear got in the car which was parked on a hill, causing the door to shut behind the animal and trap him inside.
"It just starts freaking out," Emma told viewers of the bear's reaction. "He's shaking, he's turning on the headlights. We felt so horrible," she said, adding that the bear set off the horn at one point.
In the same video, Emma said resort employees called the police and told her that if the bear didn't calm down, they'd have to euthanize him.
"There is literally no way you're doing that," Emma said she told the resort employees, adding that she said she would "open the door myself."
When the police arrived, they opened the car door and then proceeded to run "like hell," Emma said, adding that "our little bear friend did the same," running up a hill. Emma posted another video on May 24 that appears to show police opening the car door to release the bear.
"Thankfully we're all safe and so is our bear friend," Emma said in the video summarizing the incident.
If you see a bear, you should avoid an encounter. But if a bear notices you, there are some strategies to stay safe.
According to the National Park Service's website, if you see a bear, you should avoid an encounter by keeping your distance and by "not surprising" the animal.
"Most bears will avoid humans if they hear them coming," the National Park Service website says. "Pay attention to your surroundings and make a special effort to be noticeable if you are in an area with known bear activity or a good food source, such as berry bushes."
If you do encounter a bear, the NPS has some general tips for staying safe, such as identifying yourself "by talking calmly" and standing your ground while "slowly" waving your arms to "help the bear recognize you as a human."
Other advice includes hiking and traveling in groups — which "are usually noisier and smellier than a single person" — and making yourself "look as large as possible" and moving to higher ground, though it's important to not climb a tree or run away. "Leave or take a detour," the NPS advises, while leaving the bear "an escape route," and if it's not possible to leave wait for the bear to move away.
The NPS advises that visitors check recommendations for the park they're going to, as these vary based on "local bear behavior."
注释：
crumple: v
表示" 变皱"，means " become full of irregular folds by pressing, crushing, etc"，如：He put on a crumpled suit. 他穿上一件皱巴巴的西装。Silk dresses are easy to crumple up if not carefully handled.真丝衣服若不能正确处理，很容易起皱.
twig: n
表示"小枝；嫩枝"，means "a small thin woody stem growing from a branch"，如：She heard a twig snap. 她听到一根小树枝啪地折断了。
purportedly: adv
表示"据称"，means "believed or reputed to be the case"，如：The Al-Qaeda leader Osama bin Laden has purportedly urged European countries to end their alliance with the United States and withdraw from Afghanistan. 据称，基地组织头目本拉登敦促欧洲国家终止他们与美国的联盟关系，从阿富汗撤军。
euthanize: v
表示"使安乐死"，means "euthanatize; "，如：The decision was made to euthanize Cassie that afternoon. 决定当天下午对卡西施行安乐死。
detour: v;n
表示" 绕路(而行)"，means "a move away from the direct or planned way to go"，如：During the construction we had to take a detour. 施工期间，我们不得不绕路而行。
中文简要说明：
夏天是到山区旅游的好时机，不过可得千万留意野生动物出没身旁。美国一名网红日前和家人到郊外度假，因为一时疏忽，忘了将车门上锁，半夜竟然遭一只黑熊「开门」闯入，还将自己困在里面。警察接获通知后赶往现场，「勇敢地」把车门打开，让大熊得以脱身，而该名网红事后检视车子，发现车内一片狼藉几乎全毁，后照镜被拆了下来，方向盘也被狠咬，座椅更是破破烂烂，惨不忍睹。事后她把这段惊险过程放上社群平台，吸引了近1千万人次观看。
根据「商业内幕」网站（Business Insider）报导，这位名为埃玛（Emma）的TikTok网红日前和家人到田纳西州「大烟山国家公园」（Great Smoky Mountains National Park）度假，晚上10点左右，他们听到小屋外突然传来树枝折断的声响，往外一看，发现一只重约90公斤的黑熊正爬过篱笆，紧接着「我的车门被打开了」。
当下埃玛和家人吓得一动也不敢动，没想到黑熊钻进车子后，车门竟然跟着关上，把牠困在里面。想要趁机打劫一番的黑熊显然没料到会发生这样的情况，惊慌之际开始发飙，「牠不断摇来摇去，把车头灯打开，超可怕的，」埃玛回忆说。
后来管理员和警方接获通知来到现场，打开车门让黑熊逃跑，人熊之间的惊悚遭遇总算圆满落幕。园方一度表示，如果黑熊不愿离开，最终手段就是将牠安乐死，所幸这样的情况并未发生。根据国家公园管理处网站，在野外遇到熊时，最好能够保持距离，避免做出惊吓熊的动作，同时慢慢往高处移动，在一般情况下，熊会自行离开。
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