Overview
- Troopers from the Perryville station answered an "unusual" call last week about a lone bear cub spotted in a roadside ditch along Interstate 78 in Union Township.
- The cub was located at milepost 12.2 on the eastbound side of I-78 and was safely secured by responding officers.
- After the rescue, troopers brought the animal to the Perryville barracks before transferring it to the New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection for care.
- Officials have not said how the cub ended up in the ditch or how long it was there, and they did not release details on its condition.
- Photos shared by state police show a trooper holding the small bear and the cub’s ride in a patrol vehicle.