Staff at the Ice Cream Shop at Camp Richardson nicknamed the bear “Fuzzy” according to authorities. The animal reportedly had a strong preference for strawberry ice cream and officers were able to coax the bear out of the service area and back into the wild.

Deputies from the El Dorado County Sheriff's Office arrived to find a bear Sunday at the ice cream shop at Camp Richardson in South Lake Tahoe, according to a news release.

A bear made a surprise appearance at a Northern California ice cream shop on Sunday morning, according to law enforcement. The El Dorado County Sheriff’s Office was dispatched to a call for service at an ice cream shop at Camp Richardson in South Lake Tahoe.