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UPDATE: Bear tranquilized in Little Avenue backyard

Ministry of Natural Resources and Forestry officials were on scene waiting for the bear to calm down before using a tranquilizer gun
2020-05-29 Barrie bear
A bear is on the loose in south-end Barrie on Friday morning. Photo from Barrie police

Update: Shortly after 10 a.m., the bear was captured after being tranquilized in the back yard of 15 Little Ave.
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There's a heavy police presence in the Chieftain Crescent area of south-end Barrie as authorities track a large bear.

Chieftain Crescent is located in the area of Little Avenue and Fairview Road, behind the new police headquarters. 

Officials with the Ministry of Natural Resources and Forestry are on scene waiting for the bear to calm down before using a tranquilizer gun, according to a BarrieToday reporter on the scene. 

We will have more on the story as it develops.