Villager Janie Griffin was having her morning coffee on the lanai when she looked up and spotted a bear in her backyard.
She hade been quietly working a crossword puzzle at about 11 a.m. when she saw the bear helping himself to a drink of water.
“I couldn’t believe what I was seeing. I panicked,” she said.
She quickly called her neighbor who had been working in his yard. Then she dialed 911…