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'That will wake a person up,' James Marsh said. 'That was 7:15 a.m. If you are not already awake, that will wake you up.'

principal quite the wake-up call when it emerged — growling and roaring — from a dumpster outside an elementary school. The dramatic encounter was captured on surveillance video.

Zela Elementary School principal James Marsh was surprised to discover the bear had somehow managed to get inside the dumpster over the weekend even after the school installed a lock bar. As Marsh was unlocking the bin Monday, the bear began pushing open the lid. "That will wake a person up," Marsh said Tuesday in a phone interview."That was 7:15 a.m. If you are not already awake, that will wake you up."

Marsh darted away once the bear's head appeared. The bear then jumped out and ran off in an encounter that was recorded by a school security camera and has since being shared widely across social media. In this image from video provided by Nicholas County Schools, Zela Elementary School Principal James Marsh reacts after a black bear jumps out of a trash dumpster outside the school in Summersville, W. Va., on Monday, May 1, 2023.

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