Unexpected guest found under evacuated Altadena home: 525-pound bear

When an Eaton Fire evacuee returned to their home in Altadena last week, they discovered that a squatter had moved in: a 525-pound bear, officials said. The massive animal had set up camp in the home’s crawl space, blocking the homeowner’s utility company from restoring power to the house, according to the California Department of Fish and Wildlife. Over the course of 24 hours, a nine-person team of CDFW employees strategized to extract the…