# Bear wanders into hospital, stops to eat Halloween candy

> Black bear enters Anchorage hospital during Halloween, stops to eat donated candy.
- Title: Bear wanders into hospital, stops to eat Halloween candy
- Summary: Black bear enters Anchorage hospital during Halloween, stops to eat donated candy. A black bear wandered into an Anchorage hospital early Monday, stopped to…
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- Source: Valleynewslive — https://valleynewslive.com/2026/10/15/bear-wanders-into-hospital-stops-eat-halloween-candy
- Published: 2026-10-15T14:09:20.892+00:00
- Read time: 1 min
- Topics: black bear, halloween candy, joint base elmendorf-richardson, ancho, emergency department, halloween, news, local
## Bear enters hospital
A black bear walked into an Anchorage hospital early Monday at around 2 a.m.
## Bear finds candy
The bear stopped only when it found a bucket of donated Halloween candy in the hallway.
## Sherri Warnke describes encounter
Sherri Warnke, who helped her mother settle in after transfer, saw the bear 30 feet away in the emergency department hallway.
## Bear stops digging
Warnke said the bear dug in something, then she realized it was a Halloween candy donation bucket.
## Staff reacts to bear
Staff closed a door leading into the hospital main area after the bear was spotted, and showed Warnke a photo of the bear at the front counter.
## Bear leaves hospital
The bear left the hospital through the same entrance it entered, after eating donated Halloween candy.
## Key takeaway

A black bear wandered into an Anchorage hospital early Monday, stopped to eat Halloween candy, and left through the same entrance.