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Family of bears play in backyard pool, make little girl cry

It's been a hot week for bears, leading one bear family to borrow this New Jersey backyard pool, including five cubs and their momma.

The bears just wanted to cool off, slip down a waterslide and wrestle in the pool

A family of bears, including five cubs and their mother, borrowed a New Jersey family's backyard pool to cool off from the hot weather.

Given temperatures of over 25 Cin the stateand high humidity last week, it's no surprisethe bears wanted to take a swim, slip down a waterslideand maybe take an impromptu bath.They picked the scenicRockaway Townshipfor theirvacation, although their spot of choice was Tim Basso's backyard.

Basso posted videos of thebearsonYoutube, which appear to be takenfrom the safety of his home.Aman, a woman and a young girlcan be heard speaking in the background.

At one point a bear picks up the young girl's inflatable toyin its mouth. The girl yells, "No! My floatie!" as the bears toss most of the toys out of the pool.

They proceed to popseveralinflatableobjects in the yard, in between playing with swing set. The girl worries aloudthat they're going to eat her toy "bubble guppie car."

At one point, thegirl screams asthe motherbear drags a pool pump into the water along with its electrical wiring. The bears appear not to havebeen injured.

Eventually,the bearsclimbback over the fence and disappear,leaving behindthe wreckage of a sweet pool party anda brown haze in the pool.