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A black bear was photographed in the ice skating rink at Heavenly Village in South Lake Tahoe on Thursday, Nov. 6

The animal, known locally as Charlie, is believed to have been on the ice for around 10 minutes before leaving on its own accord

“He definitely took advantage of the fresh ice... He got the first tracks in our ice rink,” spokesperson Dreu Murin told the Los Angeles Times

A black bear was spotted in a place that residents of South Lake Tahoe could never have expected.

Shortly after 10 p.m. local time on Thursday, Nov. 6, employees at Heavenly Village had just finished preparing the mall’s seasonal skating rink when they realized the animal had crawled under the roped barriers to get onto the ice, according to the Los Angeles Times .

A photograph of the bea

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