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Despite spending three days in the 40-foot deep cave without food and water, the dog was in good condition.

(CNN) — Firefighters encountered an unexpected challenge while rescuing a dog trapped in a Tennessee cave: A black bear was also there.

Waldens Creek Volunteer Fire Department took to Facebook to detail the incident. They also shared a few pictures of the dog. | Trending

Firefighter Tori Downing, who went into the cave to rescue Charlie, found he was in even more jeopardy than they thought - being stuck just five feet from a sleeping bear.

Charlie the hunting dog fell 40 feet down a narrow shaft in Tennessee, only to end up next to a huge sleeping bear

She clung to the tree about an hour, rescuers say.

A dog named Charlie was rescued from a Tennessee cave after the team working to save the pooch came face to face with a 200-pound bear.

WALDENS CREEK — Firefighters rescued a woman who’d fallen partway down a steep embankment Friday morning in the second rope rescue this week for Waldens Creek firefighters.

Firefighters encountered an unexpected challenge while rescuing a dog trapped in a Tennessee cave: A black bear was also there.

Firefighters encountered an unexpected challenge while rescuing a dog trapped in a Tennessee cave: A black bear was also there.