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Black bear an unexpected hazard on Calgary golf course

Calgary police do their best to corral a black bear in the community of Lakeview in Calgary, Alta. on Wednesday August27, 2014.
Calgary police do their best to corral a black bear in the community of Lakeview in Calgary, Alta. on Wednesday August27, 2014. Darren Makowichuk/Calgary Sun/QMI Agency

CALGARY- Golfers had to play around an unexpected hazard on a southwest course on Wednesday: a black bear.

The animal appeared on the last hole at the Earl Grey Golf Course in the community of Lakeview, prompting a call to police.

Officers on the ground and in the air tracked the bear as it moved through the community.

It eventually jumped into the Glenmore Reservoir and swam away.

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