A Beaver County family found some uninvited visitors in their backyard over the weekend.
At least three bears were spotted on a security cam on two separate occasions, around Friday from midnight to 3 a.m. and on Sunday from 10:15 p.m. through 4:30 a.m.
Josh Turoczy tells KDKA Radio bears are seen frequently in Daugherty Township, where he lives, but has never captured them on camera.
He says he typically gets deer, foxes and coyote on his cameras and now, deer.
Photos on social media show that one of the bears even tried to eat the camera.
In March, a bear in Butler County attacked a woman, in a very rare cause of a bear attack.
In most cases a bear wants nothing to do with a human, unless it is threatened or believes its cubs are.
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If you encounter a bear here are some tips, though be aware that every encounter is different.
Alert the bear: Make loud noises
Get back: back away slowly if you are near a bear, never taking your eyes off the animal
Stay calm: Don’t make any sudden movements as you back away
Stay alert: Bears will use their senses to detect who you are, if they stand up or move closer to detect orders, once it recognized you’re a human, it will likely leave. If the bear continues to approach you, wave your arms wildly and make loud noises.
Fight back: If a bear does attack you, fight back using “rocks, sticks, binoculars and even their bare hands.”