It was then Storie saw his cellphone on a table beside him. вЂњIвЂ™m roaring at the bear, `Get out of my house, man! ItвЂ™s you and me bear, and IвЂ™m prepared!вЂќвЂ™ вЂњI approach the bear and I smash the flat of my axe on the floor, which reverberated across the room,вЂќ recalls Storie. EverythingвЂ™s happening really rapidly, right? вЂњIвЂ™m still in my boxer shorts and bare feet. вЂњI have an antique double-edged axe, for decoration, so I pulled that off the wall,вЂќ he says. While Jessica went to ensure StorieвЂ™s six-year-old son was safe and call 9-1-1, he tried to figure out what to do next. The two of them went out into the hallway again.

He moved back into his bedroom and woke his partner, Jessica. His first thought was for his familyвЂ™s safety. вЂњHe kind of lunged at me, did a fake charge, and the big wheeze and jaw click they do.вЂќ вЂњIt was sitting there in my kitchen, with the fridge and cupboard doors wide open, just having a snack on the kitchen floor,вЂќ he said. A metre and a half away, a 450-pound boar black bear was looking at him. вЂњIвЂ™m like, `What the heck? Was my son having a weird midnight-eating thing?вЂќвЂ™ he thought as he casually walked into the kitchen. He took a step forward and felt the crunch of a Frosted Mini Wheat under his bare foot. Storie walked into his living room and saw the fridge light on in the kitchen. вЂњWe didnвЂ™t hear a thingвЂ¦ not even my dogs did!вЂќ вЂњIвЂ™m a deep sleeper, and our bedroom door was closed,вЂќ he said. It was pitch black in their home on the outskirts of the community, and all was quiet.

Kyle Storie says heвЂ™s not sure what caused him to get up at 4 am on September 30. By John Boivin, Local Journalism Initiative ReporterДЄn Edgewood family was shaken but unharmed after a black bear broke into their home in the middle of the night recently.

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