Chapter 27 - Aloaloa
The bear was crossing through the median when a Tennessee highway patrol cruiser moved up the highway, a light searching the berm and the edge of the woods. The cruiser slowed then stopped when the officer saw the flames from the burning car.
The officer spotted Dana and then the bear, in one sweeping glance from side to side as Dana watched, rooted in fear to her spot. The officer picked up his mike and called out, “Stand up tall! Hands in the air!”
She did as she was told as he pulled his cruiser up, between her and the bear. She watched as the bear turned away, crossing the eastbound side again and running back into the woods, off the other side of the road.
The officer steps out of his cruiser when he was sure the coast was clear. “Anytime you encounter a bear
