Bear Paddles Across Lake in New Hampshire

A bear captivated onlookers when it was spotted paddling across New Hampshire’s Lake Winnipesaukee, footage tweeted on August 8 shows.

“Just a bear enjoying a swim from Bear Island,” New Hampshire Republican state rep. Mike Bordes wrote alongside the video on Twitter. Credit: Mike Bordes via Storyful

Video Transcript

- OK, they need to move.

- Yeah, they need to like back and reverse.

- They need to actually just either go forward or-- it's moving fast now. No, no. They actually need to move. They need to move right now. They need to move.

- It's going to climb up on their boat. [SCREAMS]

- A bear.

- A bear?

- Yeah.

- Do you see it?

- All right my dear, people are coming up on your butt.

[INDISTINCT CHATTER]

- Are you kidding me? What the hell? Like, what? They come out in daylight? I thought they were like night animals.

- OK, they need to move.

- Yeah, they need to like back and reverse.

- They need to actually just either go forward or-- it's moving fast now. No, no. They actually need to move. They need to move, right now. They need to move.

- It's going to climb up on their boat. [SCREAMS]

- A bear.

- A bear?

- Yeah.

- Do you see it?

- All right my dear, people are coming up on your butt.

[INDISTINCT CHATTER]

- Are you kidding me? What the hell? Like, what? They come out in daylight? I thought they were like night animals.