Tahoe bear cub surgery a success

Lake Tahoe Wildlife Care vet Kevin Willitts performed surgery on a bear cub Friday.

The 6-month-old cub was rescued by BEAR League volunteers, Truckee police and animal control officers near Truckee after it climbed a tree after having been hit by a car about a week earlier.

The cub had two broken legs. He is expected to fully recover at LTWC near South Lake Tahoe.

— Lake Tahoe News staff report