siren that cuts through the silence
A quiet morning in Whitefish, Montana, was suddenly broken by a blaring siren. The home of Highway Patrol Officer Kayla Hartwell was completely surrounded by dozens of police cars and armed federal agents. Out of their line of sight was Ben, a 200-kilogram behemoth of a black bear, cuddled up to Kayla, “sitting” and shivering like a dog. What in the world had happened to this mild-mannered bear?
