ALTADENA, Calif. (KABC) -- Most people wouldn't think of the crawl space underneath their home as an ideal hibernation spot for bear. That includes Sam Arbid. He and his family returned to their ...

A 500-pound bear was hiding under a house. No, really. This isn’t the start of a nightmarish nursery rhyme. Last week, a homeowner in Altadena, Calif., who had been displaced by the Eaton fire ...

Yet, as she gradually moved through the crawl space, she came across something that stopped her in her tracks.. "I looked up and saw something tucked into the floor joists," Beth said.

525-pound bear found in crawl space of home in Altadena that survived the Eaton Fire It took a team of about eight people and nearly 24 hours to remove the bear.

For the children, the crawl space quickly became an unexpected adventure. Most of the children thought they were having a party in the crawl space, Friend said, laughing.