Right off 14th Street, outside Orange City, is known for frequent bear visits. Blake Sprout's family added trash can locks to keep the large animal out of their trash and away from their property.

THE BEAR GRABBED BLAKE SPROUT’S POMERANIAN MIX AND WOULDN’T LET GO. I COULDN’T LET HER DIE. SHE WAS SCREAMING IN PAIN. SO SPROUT KICKED WHAT HE SAYS WAS A LARGE JUVENILE BEAR. IT DROPPED MY ...