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Sheriff: Stay away from bear in tree in Zimmerman

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ZIMMERMAN, Minn. -- The Sherburne County Sheriff's Office is asking people to stay away from a bear in a tree in Zimmerman Tuesday.

"We are aware of the bear in a tree in a residential area in Zimmerman. Please stay away from the area," the sheriff's office wrote on Facebook. 

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Sherburne County Sheriff's Office

The bear is not a threat, the sheriff's office said, "but crowds of people coming to the area won't help."

The Department of Natural Resources is helping to monitor the situation.

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