Pioneers of a Florida beach were shocked when a small bear appeared in the water swimming alongside humans, before running out to the beach..

And many visitors to the crowded beach in Destin, Florida, took pictures and videos of a young black bear swimming in the Gulf of Mexico, then made its way to the beach amidst the astonishment of visitors to the area, according to the website. nypost.

A bear among the beach goers

It is strange that the beach goers gathered to watch and photograph the bear, instead of escaping from the place, before he fled towards the sand dunes, away from humans..It is still not known how the bear reached the shore, or why it was in the water.

It’s not uncommon for bears to swim in the bay, something he said he’s seen several times, said Chris Kirby, the captain of a charter boat, noting that there are a lot of bears at Eglin Air Force Base swimming across the bay. Sometimes they go swimming..everyone has cell phones now and they take pictures of them.”

Notably, there are more than 4,000 black bears in Florida, as estimated by the Florida Fish and Wildlife Commission.