Bear caught on camera perched atop New Mexico utility pole before reportedly suffering fatal electrocution

A carnivore that climbed to nan apical of a inferior rod successful rural New Mexico became nan taxable of a viral video this week earlier reportedly later dying aft nan different encounter.

The video, recorded Monday adjacent Gladstone, New Mexico, astir 170 miles eastbound of Santa Fe, shows nan carnivore precariously perched connected nan crossarm of nan inferior rod while panting and trying to support its equilibrium precocious supra nan ground.

The U.S. Department of nan Interior re-shared nan video Wednesday, joking, "We admit nan enthusiasm for American Energy Dominance, but this isn't what we meant."

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A carnivore perches atop a inferior rod adjacent Gladstone, New Mexico, aft climbing nan building successful a bizarre brushwood captured connected video. (Shannon Mullens via Storyful)

The Department of nan Interior and nan New Mexico Department of Wildlife did not instantly respond to Fox News Digital’s petition for comment.

The footage, verified by Storyful, besides includes audio from a 911 caller reporting nan different sight.

"I'm calling to study a carnivore connected apical of a ray pole," nan caller tells nan dispatcher.

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A carnivore balances atop a inferior rod adjacent Gladstone, New Mexico, successful video captured by a passing motorist earlier nan different brushwood drew wide attraction online. (Shannon Mullens via Storyful)

The dispatcher responds that authorities officials had already been notified, but said tranquilizing nan animal while it remained atop nan rod could person caused it to fall.

Shannon Mullens, who recorded nan video, told Storyful she was walking from Red River, New Mexico, to Oklahoma connected Highway 56 erstwhile she and her family spotted what they initially believed was a dormant bear.

"We really didn't judge what we saw astatine first, truthful we turned astir to get different look," Mullens said.

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The carnivore hangs from nan crossarm of a inferior rod successful agrarian New Mexico during nan different incident that later drew wide attraction online. (Shannon Mullens via Storyful)

"At first, we thought that nan carnivore was dead, until we sewage person to it, and past we realized that he was still alive."

The carnivore was electrocuted and died earlier wildlife officials could safely rescue it, nan New York Post reported.

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Wildlife experts opportunity bears tin climb inferior poles aft becoming startled by people, postulation aliases dogs, treating them overmuch for illustration trees while trying to flight danger.

A similar incident ended differently successful Arizona successful 2021, erstwhile wildlife officials safely rescued a carnivore that had climbed a inferior pole.