NEWAYGO COUNTY, MI - An early-morning call alerting police that a bear with cubs was trapped under a pile of concrete blocks brought police to a Newaygo County home.

But instead of finding a bear family needing help, DNR officers said they found a man who was hallucinating and having a psychotic episode.

According to an online enforcement report, Michigan Department of Natural Resources Conservation Officer Josiah Killingbeck said he received a call at 1 a.m. on a day in late July, informing him a bear that had cubs with it was trapped near a home.

The officer said he responded to the home, found the block pile described by the caller, but there was no bear.

"When CO Killingbeck went to the residence to speak with the complainant about where the bear was, the man stated, 'I'm not sure there ever was a bear,' " according to the report.

"The man then began hallucinating and CO Killingbeck determined the man was having a psychotic episode."

State police troopers responded to the scene, and the man was taken to a local hospital for a psychiatric evaluation.

The DNR determined there never was a bear near the man's home.