# Bear breaks into Alaska hospital at 2 am

> Black bear raids hospital candy buffet during early Halloween.
- Title: Bear breaks into Alaska hospital at 2 am · OutKick | Shortify
- Summary: Black bear raids hospital candy buffet during early Halloween. A black bear entered an Anchorage hospital at 2 a.m. on Oct. 12 to eat Halloween candy.
- Keywords: alaska, hospital, black bear, halloween, joint base elmendorf-richardson, halloween candy, news, politics, Bear, breaks, OutKick
- Source: OutKick — https://foxnews.com/outkick-sports/bear-breaks-alaska-hospital-2am-early-halloween-candy-buffet
- Author: Amber Harding
- Published: 2026-10-14T00:00:00+00:00
- Read time: 1 min
- Topics: alaska, hospital, black bear, halloween, joint base elmendorf-richardson, halloween candy, news, politics
## Bear enters Anchorage hospital
A black bear wandered into a hospital on Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson near Anchorage at 2 a.m. on Oct. 12.
## Bear discovers Halloween candy
The bear found a bucket of donated Halloween candy and ate it before leaving the hospital.
## Woman spots bear in hallway
Sherri Warnke saw the bear 30 feet away in a dimly lit hallway without a hospital badge.
## Bear exits hospital safely
The bear left through the same entrance it entered, and nobody was injured.
## Key takeaway

A black bear entered an Anchorage hospital at 2 a.m. on Oct. 12 to eat Halloween candy.