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Sunshine Coast RCMP shot and killed a black bear Sunday after the animal terrified a Gibsons family when it strode into their home and refused to leave without a fight.

Eleri Froude was at home with her two young sons, Camden and Ivany, when the bear walked through an open sliding glass door and into their Franklin Beach home.

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At first all Froude noticed was giggling. That came from Ivany who had been followed by the bear up a set of stairs and into the home.

But when Ivany stated very clearly and slowly: “Mom, look,” Froude turned around and saw the uninvited guest.

“There was a black bear in my dining room, drooling on my table about two feet away from my son,” Froude said.

A family friend happened to be beside Froude at the time, helping out with some renovations. He calmly handed Ivany to Froude, and Froude grabbed Camden.

“He said get those kids in the bedroom now,” Froude said.

So Froude ran down the hall and locked herself and the kids in a room while the friend shouted, banged pots and shook chairs, trying to scare the bear outside. Instead, the bear did a tour of the home before backing out through the same door it had come in through.