SUNAPEE, NH – On a work site in Sunapee, American Plate Glass had an unexpected visitor in the form of a bear. The incident on June 16 was captured on video by the company’s workers and shared on Facebook.
In the video, the bear can be seen sitting comfortably in the passenger seat of one of the company’s trucks, enjoying a worker’s lunch. The footage quickly gained attention as it showcased an unusual encounter between humans and wildlife.
Curtis Fidler, a team member at American Plate Glass, described the surprising moment when he noticed the bear. “I see something move out the corner of my eye, and I turn, and it was a bear nonchalantly just having lunch in the front seat of the truck,” Fidler told WHDH-TV in a televised interview.
Even Fidler’s mother-in-law, Melinda Scott, had the chance to witness the scene unfold via FaceTime. She expressed her relief that the encounter with the bear ended peacefully without any harm or damage.
“It’s such a good human interest story and just a good encounter with a bear instead of bear destruction,” Scott said in the interview. “There is not a single scratch on the box truck. He did no damage. He just had lunch and took a nap.”