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Black bear spotted in Union Depot parking garage in St. Paul, Minnesota

Updated  June 19, 2020 11:16pm CDT
St. Paul
FOX 9

Black bear spotted in Union Depot parking garage in St. Paul, Minnesota

A black bear wandered into the parking garage at the Union Depot in St. Paul, Minnesota Wednesday night.

ST. PAUL, Minn. (FOX 9) - A black bear wandered into the parking garage at the Union Depot in St. Paul, Minnesota Wednesday night. 

A black bear wandered into a parking garage at the Union Depot in St. Paul, Minnesota Wednesday night. (Union Depot / FOX 9)

Surveillance video captured footage of the bear.  

A black bear wandered into a parking garage at the Union Depot in St. Paul, Minnesota Wednesday night. (Union Depot / FOX 9)

Union Depot said the bear has since moved out of the city. 

A black bear wandered into a parking garage at the Union Depot in St. Paul, Minnesota Wednesday night. (Union Depot / FOX 9)

Black bears are not commonly seen in this part of Minnesota, although the Department of Natural Resources says their range has been slowly expanding southward and westward. 

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