ALLIGATOR POINT, FLA-
Adam Warwick, a mild mannered biologist for the Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission, took off his shirt and turned into a super-hero with a cause when a tranquilized bear jumped into the Gulf of Mexico and started swimming.
"I knew there just really wasn't any other option" Adam said, referring to his heroic rescue of a 375 pound black bear from the infamous, unpredictable Gulf of Mexico. Adam Warwick, a University of Tenessee graduate, did his Master's thesis of bats. He has no formal lifeguard training. "Everything I've learned about lifeguarding has been from Baywatch," he said.
This past Tuesday afternoon, Adam and a few other F&W officials responded to a nuisance bear call, from a person complaining of a large bear hanging around under their gulf-front stilt house. One of the officials shot the bear in the butt with a tranquilizer dart, while the rest of the guys hung around kicking little rocks and trading recipes and such. Within seconds of being hit by the tranquilizer dart, the bear jumped into the Gulf of Mexico and started paddling.
Mr. Warwick saw the bear jump into the gulf and knew that the drugs would soon kick in, and the bear would sink like a large furry critter that normally stays on land and was under the effects of strong bear tranquilizers. So Adam took of his shirt and shoes, and jumped into the infamous, unpredictable Gulf of Mexico. First he tried to scare the bear, swimming in front of it and splashing water in it's face. However, the bear somehow was not scared by a man less than half his size and kept on paddling.
So Adam went to "Plan B", which was grabbing the bear by the scruff of it's neck and dragging it through the water while keeping it's head above water. Luckilly Adam could stand in the water, it was about chest deep or so, but unfortunately, the gulf bottom was an oyster bar, and Adam's feet were ripped to shreds while dragging the bear to shore.
Meanwhile, back at the shore, someone had a backhoe ready to scoop the bear out of the water, which they did, and then drove the thing about three hundred miles away and released it.
Treat yourself to a box of fine cigars!
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