Intense media and social media scrutiny has resulted in the return of the Baby Bear statue, stolen in the early morning hours Monday from its perch in Chemainus91裸聊视频� Secret Garden.

Kathy and Ward Yeager are ecstatic to have the bear back in its rightful place with Mama and Papa Bear at Baby Bears Ice Cream Shoppe.

The bear was found by a trucker off the haul road near the Henry Road roundabout Tuesday morning. A note attached read: 91裸聊视频淚 am so sorry for taking the bear.91裸聊视频�

Duncan/North Cowichan RCMP came to the ice cream shoppe to deliver the bear where they met Chris Webb, who does computer work for the Yeagers and was there to see if he could extract more images of the culprit from the surveillance camera at the business.

Webb quickly called the Yeagers with the good news.

91裸聊视频淚 couldn91裸聊视频檛 believe it when we got the call this morning,91裸聊视频� said Kathy.

91裸聊视频淚 hoped it would be returned and I91裸聊视频檓 happy, very happy,91裸聊视频� said Ward.

91裸聊视频淥ur community really pulls together,91裸聊视频� added Kathy. 91裸聊视频淚t91裸聊视频檚 a community artifact.91裸聊视频�

Baby Bear had his feet ripped out during the theft from a cemented stand, and was a little worse for wear but will now at least be able to heal and get back to his rightful place.

Kathy was quick to credit the staff at the Chemainus Health Care Centre91裸聊视频檚 Urgent Care - and, specifically, Dr. Jim Broere and R.N. Gina Boudot - for springing into action.

91裸聊视频淓ven the doctors helped out to get him repaired,91裸聊视频� marvelled Ward. 91裸聊视频淚t91裸聊视频檚 the first bear Dr. Broere has operated on.91裸聊视频�

While the medical staff was working on his feet, 91裸聊视频渢he I.V. was honey,91裸聊视频� chuckled Ward.

The theft of the bear drew province-wide attention for the senseless nature of the crime where the suspect could be seen repeatedly kicking at the statue to dislodge it, but also as a symbol of escalating incidents pertaining to property crime in communities.

Ward expressed his gratitude to the news media for the response that undoubtedly had something to do with the bear91裸聊视频檚 return.

91裸聊视频淲e had so many thousands of people who91裸聊视频檝e responded,91裸聊视频� he said.

91裸聊视频淭he Garden here is a little bit of Chemainus. Everybody likes to come here. Everybody has taken a bit of ownership of this. This is a moment I can say we91裸聊视频檝e got a nice ending here, albeit we91裸聊视频檝e got a bit of repair to do. He91裸聊视频檚 part of the family.91裸聊视频�

Video surveillance was crucial, too, with clear images of the suspect being released, Ward added.

91裸聊视频淭his was actually very violent when you take a look at the video. When you steal things, you91裸聊视频檙e not going to do that anonymity anymore. If I was him, I91裸聊视频檇 be terribly embarrassed. I think his family should be terribly embarrassed what he did.91裸聊视频�

The Yeagers aren91裸聊视频檛 about to let him off the hook just because the bear91裸聊视频檚 been returned and hope he91裸聊视频檒l still be identified to face charges.

Fairy tales and fables do come true, and the tale of the Three Bears, in Chemainus at least, does have a happy ending.

91裸聊视频淚n the spring, I think we91裸聊视频檒l have a grand opening where Baby Bear will be re-installed,91裸聊视频� said Ward.

At the same time, there will be free ice cream for all.