New Jersey State Police made a heartwarming rescue when inexplicably finding an “adorable” bear cub all alone in a busy highway ditch.
Troopers from Troop “B” Perryville Station responded to a highly unusual call on Wednesday, shortly after 1:30 p.m. on reports of a bear cub spotted seemingly stuck in a roadside ditch on I-78 East in Union Township.
The pocket-sized cub was swiftly saved by the troopers from the busy highway and safely transported back to the police barracks.
A New Jersey State trooper beamed with joy after rescuing the adorable cub from a roadside ditch. New Jersey State Police Adorable photos released by state police on its Facebook page show the un-bear-ably cute cub snuggling up with a trooper, who is visibly beaming with excitement.
The tiny brown bear was also pictured in a police cruiser, appearing to play a game of hide-and-seek.
The cub was later released to the state Department of Environmental Protection for proper care and attention.
The adorable cub appeared to play hide-and-seek in the police cruiser. New Jersey State Police People flocked to the comments section on the police’s Facebook post, sharing their thoughts on the touching rescue.
“Picked up on I-78 for suspicious levels of adorable,” one woman wrote.
“This will be the Trooper’s favorite call of his entire career,” wrote another.
