Here’s you’re lighthearted story for the day.
A video that has gone viral shows a black bear taking a dip in a hot tub in Tennessee.
The bear visited the hot tub at a rental in Pigeon Forge.
The woman who filmed the bear said the bear showed no aggression, and after he took time to relax, he left without incident.
Yahoo News provided more details on the bear’s swim:
Here’s the footage:A black bear was caught taking a dip and splashing about in a hot tub in Tennessee earlier this month.
Felicia Shillingburg said she was in the hot tub of a rental in Pigeon Forge with her mother and a friend when a bear came around the corner and onto the wooden deck.
Video taken by Shillingburg shows the bear relaxing in the hot tub and swimming around. Shillingburg can be heard saying, “He was hot. He said, ‘Where’s the party? Where’s the party at?’”
The renters shared the footage to Facebook and said th bear did not seem aggressive and seemed to be “very comfortable with humans.”
“He just took a dip and left,” Shillingburg said.
Not all bears in Tennessee are as friendly.'WHERE'S THE PARTY AT?': This black bear was spotted living it up in a Tennessee hot tub. pic.twitter.com/BL1eLYoK0Z
— Fox News (@FoxNews) August 22, 2025
WVLT reported a Gatlinburg woman was bitten and dragged by a bear that broke into her home:
The post <a href=https://wltreport.com/2025/08/22/must-see-black-bear-spotted-taking-dip-hot/#utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=must-see-black-bear-spotted-taking-dip-hot target=_blank >MUST SEE: Black Bear Spotted Taking Dip In A Hot Tub In Tennessee</a> appeared first on Conservative Angle | Conservative Angle - Conservative News Clearing HouseA woman claims she was bitten and dragged from her home by a black bear this week, according to Tennessee Wildlife Resource Agency representative Matthew Cameron.
Cameron said wildlife officers received a report that a woman had been bitten by a black bear and dragged from her porch just after 7:30 p.m. Thursday.
Officials said that when officers arrived at the home on Jefferson Road in Sevier County near Gatlinburg they saw a yearling bear inside a trap that had been set following a previous incident at the same residence last Friday.
Cameron said that earlier incident involved a bear breaking into a vehicle and causing extensive damage, ultimately rendering the vehicle a total loss. Groceries were present inside the vehicle at the time of the break-in.
Continue reading...