California family discovers five bears hibernating in crawlspace under home

Bear League describes how family in Lake Tahoe heard odd snoring-like noises' but dismissed them before eventual discovery

A California family spent the winter dismissing odd noises that sounded a little like snoring, only to discover that five bears had spent the cold season hibernating under their house.

The Bear League group, which works to preserve bear habitat and help bears in distress largely around the Lake Tahoe basin region in the state, recounted the family's astonishing episode last week.