PASADENA, Calif. – A bear was caught relaxing in a pool in Southern California on Wednesday, months after the Eaton Fire burned nearby and threatened the local bear population.

The Eaton Fire began on Jan. 7 and, fueled by powerful Santa Ana Winds, scorched over 14,000 acres of the San Gabriel Mountains and communities throughout Southern California.

Concerns over how much the wildfire affected the area’s wildlife community, in particular, were eased a bit when home security camera system showed a bear sauntering around the pool of a Pasadena home.

"I was in the kitchen looking out, and she walked around to the shallow end and got in," homeowner Ramona Mucciolo told Storyful.

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Mucciolo also recorded video th

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