Every morning 82 year old Edward Wells sends *** message to his daughter. Oh, I text her and tell her that I'm alive. Then with an insurer in one hand, an iPad in the other, I like jigsaw. He settles in for the afternoon. So when his daughter got *** phone call Thursday, I need to get the hell over there. She knew something was up. Life got crazy yesterday, and I thought, oh my God, we're being bombed, not *** bomb, but one. Big boar. Alas, he busted through *** whole glass door, attacking the dog, Bailey, and then making itself at home for about half an hour, 45 minutes, the pig just stood there. Sounds like you guys were in *** standoff with the boar. Oh hell yeah. Eventually, so were Lee County deputies. New body camera video shows deputies face to face with the boar. Easy. You better put the carpet. As deputies tried their best to wrangle it. Again, Whoa. And again, good for them guys, man. I don't want to be doing that. Oh, going to the front before it eventually escaped. It was *** long afternoon. After stitches, Bailey is doing just fine, and Ed, were you scared? No Really? No, really, yeah. Mhm. For what? Well, Ed, he's gone back to business as usual. I do some mahjo too. I like that.
Wild boar crashes through sliding door, loiters inside of Florida house
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Updated: 1:56 PM CDT Sep 9, 2025
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Edward Wells, an 82-year-old Florida resident, experienced a wild encounter when a 300-pound boar smashed through his sliding glass door, leading to a tense standoff with local deputies before the animal escaped.Every morning, Wells sends a message to his daughter, Stacy Wells, to let her know he is alive. "I text her and tell her I'm alive," Wells said. He then settles in for the afternoon with an Ensure in one hand and an iPad in the other, enjoying jigsaw puzzles.When Stacy received a phone call on Thursday, she knew something was wrong. "I need to get the hell over there," she said, adding, "Life got crazy yesterday!" Wells initially thought they were being bombed. "I thought, oh my God, we're being bombed," he said. Instead, it was a massive boar. "It's (expletive) huge!" Wells exclaimed.The boar shattered a glass door and attacked the family dog, Bailey, before making itself at home. "For about half an hour, 45 minutes, the pig just stood there," Wells said.Lee County deputies arrived on the scene, facing the boar in a standoff captured on body camera footage. "Easy! Easy! You better not, ughhh," a deputy said as they attempted to wrangle the boar. Wells praised the deputies' efforts, saying, "Good for them guys, man, I wouldn't want to be doing that." Despite their attempts, the boar eventually escaped. "It was a long, crazy afternoon!" Stacy said.Bailey received stitches and is recovering well. As for Wells, he was unfazed by the ordeal. When asked if he was scared, Wells replied, "No!" and reiterated, "No, really, for what?" He has since returned to his usual routine, saying, "I do some odd jobs too, I like that."Authorities have warned residents to keep their distance if they spot the boar, which remains on the loose.
Edward Wells, an 82-year-old Florida resident, experienced a wild encounter when a 300-pound boar smashed through his sliding glass door, leading to a tense standoff with local deputies before the animal escaped.
Every morning, Wells sends a message to his daughter, Stacy Wells, to let her know he is alive.
"I text her and tell her I'm alive," Wells said. He then settles in for the afternoon with an Ensure in one hand and an iPad in the other, enjoying jigsaw puzzles.
When Stacy received a phone call on Thursday, she knew something was wrong.
"I need to get the hell over there," she said, adding, "Life got crazy yesterday!"
Wells initially thought they were being bombed. "I thought, oh my God, we're being bombed," he said. Instead, it was a massive boar. "It's (expletive) huge!" Wells exclaimed.
The boar shattered a glass door and attacked the family dog, Bailey, before making itself at home. "For about half an hour, 45 minutes, the pig just stood there," Wells said.
Lee County deputies arrived on the scene, facing the boar in a standoff captured on body camera footage.
"Easy! Easy! You better not, ughhh," a deputy said as they attempted to wrangle the boar. Wells praised the deputies' efforts, saying, "Good for them guys, man, I wouldn't want to be doing that." Despite their attempts, the boar eventually escaped. "It was a long, crazy afternoon!" Stacy said.
Bailey received stitches and is recovering well. As for Wells, he was unfazed by the ordeal. When asked if he was scared, Wells replied, "No!" and reiterated, "No, really, for what?" He has since returned to his usual routine, saying, "I do some odd jobs too, I like that."
Authorities have warned residents to keep their distance if they spot the boar, which remains on the loose.
