Burbank Police said the officers were responding to a sighting of the bear in the area when they found it enjoying a short dip at the residence. Photo / AP
With the summer heatwave in full swing in Southern California, a backyard pool is a tempting place to take a dip.
Even for a bear.
Police in the city of Burbank responded to a report of a bear sighting in a residential neighborhood and found the animal sitting in a
spa behind one of the homes.
After a short dip, the bear climbed over a wall and headed to a tree behind the home, police said in a statement on Friday.
Police released a video of the animal in the neighborhood, which is about 16 kilometres north of Los Angeles and near the Verdugo Mountains.
