One-star staycation, five-star tantrum: Bear gets locked in Subaru, trashes the place

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Dancel, R. (2026, October 28). One-star staycation, five-star tantrum: Bear gets locked in Subaru, trashes the place. The Straits Times. https://www.straitstimes.com/world/united-states/one-star-staycation-five-star-tantrum-alaska-bear-gives-subaru-poor-review-after-getting-locked

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The Straits Times · collected 2026-10-28 · by Raul Dancel

Quick Summary

A black bear entered a Subaru parked in Juneau, Alaska, around midnight on October 26 and got locked inside, causing significant damage to the vehicle before being freed by police after about ten minutes. The bear destroyed parts of the interior, leaving the owner, Michael Wilson, without comprehensive insurance to cover the costs. Wilson advised residents to lock their cars and avoid storing food or other attractants in vehicles due to increased bear activity this season.
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Story summary

On October 26, 2026, a black bear broke into and severely damaged a Subaru in Juneau, Alaska. The incident began when the bear entered the unlocked car just after midnight, then managed to lock itself inside by accident. Michael Wilson, the vehicle's owner, stated that the bear had previously attempted to enter two other cars before settling on his Subaru, describing it as "the Goldilocks situation, except he got locked in the last car." A neighbor heard the car’s horn and called the police. Officers arrived but found that the bear had already torn out wiring and damaged the doors, preventing them from unlocking easily. After about five to ten minutes, officers used a rope to pry open the door and freed the bear unharmed. However, Wilson's car sustained significant damage, with metal bent and interior parts destroyed.

Written for “Bear Trashes Car After Getting Locked Inside” on 2026-10-28, grounded in this article and the 1 other(s) covering the same event.
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Story

📰 Bear Trashes Car After Getting Locked Inside
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“Both articles describe the same specific incident of a black bear getting locked inside a Subaru car in Juneau, Alaska, on the same night.”
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Who wrote this

Raul Dancel
6 article(s) here · 1 carrying a prediction
🔮 Adding to his woes, Wilson said he did not have comprehensive insurance coverage, so he would have to foot the bill for everything.
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Topics

Alaska Alaskan Juneau KTUU Subaru

Subjects

Wilson PERSON · 7× Subaru ORG · 6× Alaska GPE · 2× Juneau GPE · 2× Alaskan NORP · 1× Goldilocks PERSON · 1× KTUU ORG · 1× Michael Wilson PERSON · 1×

Narrative

The large bear was seen sneaking into the Subaru parked along a road in the Alaskan city of Juneau just past midnight on Oct 26, and somehow got itself locked inside the car, Alaska news outlet KTUU reported.
framing: assertive · carried by 1 article(s) · first seen 2026-10-28
🔮 Adding to his woes, Wilson said he did not have comprehensive insurance coverage, so he would have to foot the bill for everything.
2026-10-28 · The Straits Times
One-star staycation, five-star tantrum: Bear gets locked in Subaru, trashes the place · assertive framing

Claims (20 extracted, 1 hedged)

Bear gets locked in Subaru, trashes the place AI generated asserted
Bear → lock → place
A black bear appeared to give a family’s Subaru in Alaska a scathing one-star review after getting trapped inside, quite literally shredding the accommodation to pieces during its impromptu stay. asserted
bear → appear → stay
The large bear was seen sneaking into the Subaru parked along a road in the Alaskan city of Juneau just past midnight on Oct 26, and somehow got itself locked inside the car, Alaska news outlet KTUU reported. asserted
KTUU → see → car
Michael Wilson, the vehicle’s owner, was quoted in the news report as saying the bear had tried out three different cars before settling on his Subaru. asserted
bear → quote → Subaru
It was a “Goldilocks situation, except he got locked in the last car”, said Wilson. asserted
Wilson → lock → car
A neighbour called the police after hearing the car horn blare, with the bear spotted sitting squarely on it, perhaps in its struggle to escape its digs. asserted
bear → call → digs
Responding officers woke up Wilson to get the car keys. asserted
officers → respond → keys
By then, though, the bear was already tearing through the car’s interior. asserted
bear → tear → interior
“He was fighting pretty good to get out of the (car’s) door,” Wilson recounted. asserted
Wilson → fight → door
After about five to 10 minutes, the officers used a rope to prise open the vehicle’s door to free the trapped intruder, which ran away unharmed. asserted
which → use → intruder
“The metal’s bent. asserted
metal → bend → ?
All that plastic’s torn off. asserted
plastic → tear → ?
The chairs are torn off. asserted
chairs → tear → ?
The back seats are torn apart,” he said. asserted
he → tear → ?
Adding to his woes, Wilson said he did not have comprehensive insurance coverage, so he would have to foot the bill for everything. asserted
he → add → everything
He had one thing good to say about Subaru, though. asserted
He → have → Subaru
“They made a good car. asserted
They → make → car
The bear couldn’t get out,” he said. asserted
he → get → ?
Bear activity in Juneau has been more prevalent this season, with more than 5m of snow falling and a late spring leaving fewer berries and fish for the animals, according to the Wilson family. uncertain
spring → fall → family
“Lock your doors,” Wilson advised those living in bear territories. asserted
Wilson → lock → territories
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