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Bear Crashes Through Window of Boy's Bedroom in Alaska

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    Meet 11-year-old Zach Landis from Alaska

    11 year old Zach Landis who had a bear bust through his window in the middle of the night in their home in Alaska

    The Landis family lives in a spacious home on Great Dane Circle, near Lake Otis Parkway and O'Malley Road, on a 1-acre property with a hilly lawn and woods on three sides.

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    Late last Monday, he was sleeping in his room when a huge crash sound woke him up. It soon became clear it wasn't a human intruder or his sisters playing a trick on him.

    Zach Landis in his room by the window the bear broke through.
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    A black bear had broken through the garden-level window of Zach's tiny bedroom and was whimpering like a scared dog in the room.

    Picture of the room right after the bear incident in Alaska

    He saw a figure the size of a grown man in his room. In the darkness and clamor, he struggled to make out what was near the foot of his bed. He watched it scratch at the walls and climb back through the window from which it entered before he could let out a scream and figure out what he had just witnessed — a bear crashing in and out of his garden-level bedroom. Zach screamed and the giant animal bolted out the window and disappeared


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    The boy scrambled over the shattered glass and ran upstairs to tell his parents

    Zach Landis with his mom as she tells the story of the night the bear broke into his room.

    He ran so fast from his room that he slipped twice on his way upstairs. His parents, Alisa and Jon Landis, were asleep when their alarmed son woke them. "I said, 'Mom, Dad, there's a bear in my room,' " Zach recalled. "My first reaction was, 'You must be having a bad dream,' " said his mother. The story seemed implausible. His father went downstairs to check and found the shattered window. "Call 911," he shouted.

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    No one was hurt, just shaken up. The animal left claw marks in the room, as well as black hair and a few smudges of blood. Plus, the bear smelled like a wet, dirty dog and left behind a powerful stench.

    Picture of the bear claw marks left on the bed and walls after he broke into Zach Landis's room in the middle of the night.
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    Zack and his family will never forget that night

    Zach Landis and his mom in the room next to the broken window which the bear used to gain entry to the boy's room.

    It's one thing to kind of hear this, but when you go see the room and where his bed is (and) that he was lying in that bed when all of this happened, it's really unbelievable," Alisa said. "It's a miracle." "God has a plan for that child," she said.

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