Bears take a dip in pool<\/p>\n
There has been significant bear activity in Castlegar this summer and one resident has been seeing that increase up close and personal.<\/p>\n
Sam Ruiz, who lives on Columbia Avenue in downtown Castlegar, captured footage of a large black bear jumping into his backyard pool last Thursday morning.<\/p>\n
Then again on Saturday, a momma bear and her two cubs showed up for a pool date just after noon.<\/p>\n
The surveillance video shows the momma bear scoping out the area first, before her two cubs arrive and figure out how to get into the pool.<\/p>\n
The pair climb up the side of the pool, with one easing into the water, while the other jumps in with a splash. The pair then swim around for a bit, splashing with each other a couple times, before crawling back out and shaking off.<\/p>\n
Ruiz said the bears have been good guests, leaving no damage.<\/p>\n
“Surprisingly, they’re quite gentle. No claw marks, no tears, no nothing. They just want to get in there and play, just get a soak and get out,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n
But Ruiz said he’s since drained the pool and has plans to put up an electric fence around the yard, to discourage any future confrontations.<\/p>\n