An adult male black bear, weighing somewhere in the neighborhood of 250 pounds, was seen wandering near the waves of Rincon Point on Saturday before it was tranquilized by authorities.

All Rincon locals just got silenced. New sheriff in town, observed checking the rivermouth scene just now. Shot by @henry__haber A post shared by Ryan Lovelace Surf | Craft (@ryanlovelace) on Aug 19, 2017 at 6:22pm PDT

“The bear was on Rincon Beach, running around,” Lt. J.C. Healy of the state Fish & Wildlife Department told Noozhawk. “He finally settled on a hillside near some water. At 6 a.m. today (Sunday), the bear was still there, and it appeared very lethargic. Wardens approached and tranquilized the animal.”

Although a spooky sighting, the wild animal didn’t appear to pose any threat to the human bystanders. (Since 2010, there have been nine fatal attacks by black bears in North America). Despite its nonchalance, game wardens still tranquilized the bear and then used a surfboard to haul the sleeping beast from the Rincon creek.

Just your average day in Rincon 😳😂✨!!! Bear is now sleeping at my neighbors house lol @kendallconraddesign #entertainment #crazy A post shared by Michael Haber Photography (@michael_haber) on Aug 19, 2017 at 8:39pm PDT



And later, under examination by a veterinarian, the bear was determined to be in declining health, and the decision was made to euthanize the animal. There’s no necropsy planned.

It’s unclear why the bear made its way down the creek and towards the beach, but it’s expected that he was searching for an easy food source.Or perhaps he just wanted to check the surf.