![Kristin Murphy A black bear climbs on a tree as a ladder truck approaches it, on Wednesday, June 5, 2024, in Salt Lake City. The bear fell about 15 feet from the tree after wildlife officials tranquilized it but couldn’t get a bucket truck underneath it to catch it in time. The bear was expected to survive and be released back into the mountains. (Kristin Murphy/The Deseret News via AP)](https://mapi.associatedpress.com/v2/items/a7641497e93f4b4285c2f047347857a4/preview/preview.jpg?s=680x)
A black bear climbs on a tree as a ladder truck approaches it, on Wednesday, June 5, 2024, in Salt Lake City. The bear fell about 15 feet from the tree after wildlife officials tranquilized it but couldn’t get a bucket truck underneath it to catch it in time. The bear was expected to survive and be released back into the mountains. (Kristin Murphy/The Deseret News via AP)
![Kristin Murphy A Utah Division of Wildlife Resources employee prepares to tranquilize a bear on a tree , on Wednesday, June 5, 2024, in Salt Lake City. A black bear fell about 15 feet from a tree in Salt Lake City after wildlife officials tranquilized it but couldn’t get a bucket truck underneath it to catch it in time. The bear was expected to survive and be released back into the mountains. (Kristin Murphy/The Deseret News via AP)](https://mapi.associatedpress.com/v2/items/0fe15b9410f9489084f38ad55f99b236/preview/preview.jpg?s=680x)
A Utah Division of Wildlife Resources employee prepares to tranquilize a bear on a tree , on Wednesday, June 5, 2024, in Salt Lake City. A black bear fell about 15 feet from a tree in Salt Lake City after wildlife officials tranquilized it but couldn’t get a bucket truck underneath it to catch it in time. The bear was expected to survive and be released back into the mountains. (Kristin Murphy/The Deseret News via AP)
![Kristin Murphy Utah Division of Wildlife Resources employees and a Salt Lake City police officer carry a trapped black bear that was on a tree, on Wednesday, June 5, 2024, in Salt Lake City. The bear fell about 15 feet from the tree after wildlife officials tranquilized it but couldn’t get a bucket truck underneath it to catch it in time. The bear was expected to survive and be released back into the mountains. (Kristin Murphy/The Deseret News via AP)](https://mapi.associatedpress.com/v2/items/075658f05bee496e9418fea0adcb8058/preview/preview.jpg?s=680x)
Utah Division of Wildlife Resources employees and a Salt Lake City police officer carry a trapped black bear that was on a tree, on Wednesday, June 5, 2024, in Salt Lake City. The bear fell about 15 feet from the tree after wildlife officials tranquilized it but couldn’t get a bucket truck underneath it to catch it in time. The bear was expected to survive and be released back into the mountains. (Kristin Murphy/The Deseret News via AP)
![Kristin Murphy A black bear looks out from a tree on Wednesday, June 5, 2024, in Salt Lake City. The bear fell about 15 feet from the tree after wildlife officials tranquilized it but couldn’t get a bucket truck underneath it to catch it in time. The bear was expected to survive and be released back into the mountains. (Kristin Murphy/The Deseret News via AP)](https://mapi.associatedpress.com/v2/items/a1ba202190404b6481648e80770500ac/preview/preview.jpg?s=680x)
A black bear looks out from a tree on Wednesday, June 5, 2024, in Salt Lake City. The bear fell about 15 feet from the tree after wildlife officials tranquilized it but couldn’t get a bucket truck underneath it to catch it in time. The bear was expected to survive and be released back into the mountains. (Kristin Murphy/The Deseret News via AP)