Casey Vandergrift News Today

Casey Vandergrift told Newsweek she discovered the den after hearing what she later realized was a bear "snoring."

Williams said Vandergrift agreed to share her property with the bear

A woman who heard a noise while sitting on her back porch got a big surprise when she went to investigate: A full-grown bear had made a den in her backyard.

A North Carolina woman who heard strange noises coming from outside her home was surprised to learn she was sharing her property with a bear den.