VIRGINIA BEACH, Va. — A black bear sighting in Virginia Beach’s Alanton neighborhood surprised residents this week, with some saying they never expected to see one so close to home.
“I would have thought you were crazy,” said Kirstyn Atkinson, recalling what she might have said if told she would see a black bear in Virginia Beach.
Atkinson said she spotted the bear Wednesday and captured video of the encounter.
She said she had been walking in her neighborhood with a friend and her son when a neighbor pulled over to warn them about a black bear seen down the street. Later during the walk, two police officers also told her they were searching for the animal…