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Officer breaks car window to free bear after it traps itself inside 

A black bear broke into a car and trapped itself on the north side of California's Lake Tahoe. It destroyed the interior so much that the doors couldn't be unlocked and trapped it inside. 

A sheriff's deputy recused the animal by breaking the car window to let it out. 

The video shows Deputy Dave Lade slowly approaching the car, quickly hitting the side window a few times before it smashes and then he sprints away.

The animal poked its head out immediately and ran away after getting free. 

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