ESTERO, Florida (WBBH) — Residents of the Stoneybrook gated community in Estero received an unexpected Christmas visitor this year — and it wasn’t Santa Claus. A Florida black bear was caught on camera rummaging through trash and even snagging a “present” to take back to its den late in the evening on December 29.
“It’s the Grinch,” said Christian Tenuto, a young man who spotted the bear alongside his father.
The father and son duo, originally from Chicago, say they’ve heard tales of bears in Southwest Florida but never expected to see one so close, especially in their community just minutes from I-75 and Corkscrew Road…