Dead bear on Maple Street causes traffic hazard, Bethlehem NH

Traffic

Reported: 10/1/2025 02:44 AM

Maple St, Bethlehem, NH 03574

A dead bear was reported lying in the middle of the roadway on Maple Street in Bethlehem. This created a traffic hazard. No local units were available, so the Fish and Game department was dispatched to handle the situation.

Audio|Source: Coos and Grafton Counties Police and Fire

02:28

Transcript:

00:00

Got our Chad to Kat from Grafton County for Bethlehem on Maple Street.

00:06

But the call of the leaves might be a dead bear in the middle of roadway causing a traffic hazard. You wish is on this?

00:14

No one's on duty in Bethlehem at this time.

00:21

I'm sorry, what that again?

00:26

Can you go again with the call? It was 107 and then a log from radio issue, Hollisbrook Road.

00:45

There's 650, got a cat to cat from Grafton County for Bethlehem.

00:50

On Maple Street, caller believes what he thinks is a dead bear in the middle of a roadway, causing a traffic hazard.

00:59

No one on duty in Bethlehem at this time. You wish us?

01:08

637, you're able to slide up there.

01:11

Kenneth.

01:13

That's for once.

01:16

Okay.

01:18

And we'll get to the bottom of here.

01:20

If you can log the radio issues, Hallsburg Road.

01:25

Yeah,

01:27

from 600,

01:29

you're supposed to tell the call for that and report it that way.

01:38

Six, three, seven, six and see, I just served. Call for it.

01:42

Copy, thank you.

01:49

Game 10, Jeff.

01:50

North.

01:52

Fishing game, 10?

01:55

I'm on Route 3 and Twin right now. I can swing over to Maple Street and take care of that item.

02:02

105, thank you.

02:06

637

02:10

Chender

02:13

Fish in Game 10 in Whitefield, he'll go take care of that bear.

02:19

Step out.

02:25

Fish in game 10, that's in the area of the Abbey Hill campground. Ten, that's in the area of the Apple Hill Campground.

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Dead bear on Maple Street causes traffic hazard, Bethlehem NH

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