BLACK MOUNTAIN, N.C. (WLOS) — A Black Mountain woman is sharing her story after coming face to face with a black bear inside her home.

Clay Milton said she was home alone a few weeks ago when she heard what sounded like someone had broken in.

“She came down to the base of the landing to look and see and there was the bear right at the bottom of the stairs,” said Lisa Milton, a Black Mountain resident who was out of town when her daughter, Clay, had the bear encounter.

“The bear did not respond. It continued to get onto the sofa, and I was screaming at it full force being like, ‘get out of the house,’” Clay Milton said.

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After lots of shouting, Milton managed to get the bear back outside. But it didn’t end there. The bear was standing in her doorway on its hind legs trying to push the door back open as Milton worked to get it shut.

She explained that after three hard tries, she was finally able to get the door fully shut and latch the dead bolt. Milton added that a closed door was still not enough of a deterrent to get the bear further away from her home.

“I looked out the window, and the bear was aggressively trying to get through the door, so I had to wait until it was backed up on the porch to open the door and scream at it to go away,” she said.

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Clay Milton is not the only one with recent bear break-ins. According to the North Carolina Wildlife officials, there have been a few break-ins by bears in Black Mountain and also Haw Creek. Wildlife officials also report that six black bears, including two yearlings, were euthanized after these separate home break-ins.

Lisa Milton is thankful her daughter was able to eventually get the bear out of their house.

“We could easily have come home and found our child dead in the house, and I could not live with that, and I don’t want anyone else to have to do that,” Milton’s mom said.

That’s why on Wednesday, the town of Black Mountain held a public meeting open to all residents to try and come up with solutions so that residents and bears can co-exist peacefully.

Residents are even considering whether to impose possible penalties for anyone caught feeding bears. Black Mountain Mayor Michael Sobol suggested a fine of up to $1,000 for feeding bears. So far, it’s not clear exactly when a decision will be finalized.