Subscribe | UPI Odd Newsletter Subscribe Sept. 29 (UPI) -- Environmental authorities in New York responded to a town in which a bear was found trapped inside of a vehicle. The New York State Department of Environmental Conservation said in a Facebook post that a pair of environmental conservation officers were summoned to the town of Hurley when a vehicle owner found a bear had closed itself inside the SUV. Advertisement The post said New York State Police shut down Route 28 to allow the environmental conservation officers to work out a plan to free the bruin. The officers used their vehicles to create a "funnel" so the bear would flee in a safe direction, and they then used a rope to open the back hatch of the SUV to allow the animal to exit. "The animal appeared unharmed, but the vehicle sustained heavy damage," the post said. Read More Loose pig evading capture in Alabama Woman wins $162,826 lottery jackpot one day before her birthday Escaped ball python found in Wyoming resident's garage