Firefighters encountered an unexpected challenge while rescuing a dog trapped in a Tennessee cave: A black bear was also there. The dog, Charlie, spent three days trapped nearly 40 feet deep in an ...

SEVIERVILLE, Tenn. -- Rescuers in Tennessee risked their lives to rescue a dog trapped in a cave with a 200-pound bear. Rope rescue experts from the county got a call that a dog had fallen into a ...

With the cave “bear-free,” the stage was set for Charlie’s rescue. Three firefighters descended into the cave on a rope system. But initially, it seemed they would still be unable to ...