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Black bears invade Gatlinburg cabin, make off with Reese's cups, beer and allergy medicine

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Knoxville News SentinelView Comments It's finally springtime in the Smokies, and as nice as it is to bask in nature, Michelle Eberhart and her friends learned the hard way that the great outdoors belongs outside.The friends were visiting Great Smoky Mountains National Park for the first time this weekend when an unexpected guest pushed open the door of their cabin. Eberhart —&nbsp;of Shelbyville, Indiana&nbsp;— discovered a&nbsp;black bear walking&nbsp;around the bottom floor of the cabin while three other bears watched from the back porch of the building.&nbsp;"It was almost surreal. It was like&nbsp;fight or flight ... I just had&nbsp;to remove us from the&nbsp;situation and make sure that we were at least in a safe place,” Eberhart told WHP-TV.&nbsp;Now that the weather is getting warmer, black bears are coming out of winter hibernation, but the Tennessee Wildlife Resources Agency says it's unusual for bears to get inside cabins.The police were called, and an officer finally got the bears to run back into the woods. However, after scratching some wood in the cabin, the bears got away with quite the haul. Eberhart said the bears carried off&nbsp;five pounds of Reese’s Peanut Butter Cups, a pound of M&amp;Ms, two pounds of Sour Patch Kids, two bags of potato chips, two beers, two Diet Cokes and about 20 Zyrtecs.&nbsp;Eberhart told Knox News that the whole group is "still in shock,"&nbsp;but they are enjoying hiking and eating in Gatlinburg while maintaining social distancing.&nbsp;View Comments

Knoxville News SentinelView Comments It's finally springtime in the Smokies, and as nice as it is to bask in nature, Michelle Eberhart and her friends learned the hard way that the great outdoors belongs outside.The friends were visiting Great Smoky Mountains National Park for the first time this weekend when an unexpected guest pushed open the door of their cabin. Eberhart —&nbsp;of Shelbyville, Indiana&nbsp;— discovered a&nbsp;black bear walking&nbsp;around the bottom floor of the cabin while three other bears watched from the back porch of the building.&nbsp;"It was almost surreal. It...

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