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Bear family rescued from large water tank in La Verne during heat wave
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- A mother black bear and her three cubs were rescued from a large water tank in La Verne's Marshall Canyon County Park after being trapped for at least 12 hours during a severe heat wave.
- The bears were discovered by runners who heard distress noises and found the animals trapped in a concrete cistern filled with water.
- Rescue teams from the Urban Search and Rescue and California Department of Fish and Wildlife drained the tank, widened the vent hole, and installed a ladder to help the bears escape safely.
- Officials believe the bears entered the tank seeking water due to the high temperatures, which reached 97 degrees in La Verne on the day of the incident.
- The water tank is now being secured to prevent future wildlife entrapments, according to the Department of Fish and Wildlife.
