Photo Gallery: Bear in La Cañada Flintridge

A sedated yearling black bear lies in a breeze way of a residence on the 300 block of Baptiste Way in La Canada Flintrdige on Monday, May 13, 2013. (Tim Berger / Times Community News)

May 15, 2013 11:14 PM PT

A bear spotted in a La Cañada Flintridge sent swimmers scurrying indoors as it lumbered from yard to yard, apparently seeking a respite from the sun. Using helicopters to track its movements, officials were able to tranquilize the bear shortly after 3:30 p.m., more than an hour after it was reported near Viro Road and Crown Avenue.

Photo Gallery: Bear in La Canada Flintridge

Emily Fisher, of La Canada, stands in a tree to watch L.A. County Sheriff’s deputies tend to a sedated yearling black bear lying in a breeze way of a residence on the 300 block of Baptiste Way in La Canada Flintrdige on Monday, May 13, 2013. (Tim Berger / Times Community News)

Fernando Carrillo, of Montrose, looks through a small hole in the side of a bear trap to get a peak at a sedated yearling black bear taken from a residence on the 300 block of Baptiste Way in La Canada Flintrdige on Monday, May 13, 2013. (Tim Berger / Times Community News)

L.A. County Sheriff’s deputy E. Tsuang shows children a photo of a sedated yearling black bear lying in a breeze way of a residence on the 300 block of Baptiste Way in La Canada Flintrdige on Monday, May 13, 2013. (Tim Berger / Times Community News)

L.A. County Sheriff’s Deptartment of Fish and Wildlife’s Marty Wall moves a sedated yearling black bear into a bear trap that will be used to carry the bear to a save location for release from a residence on the 300 block of Baptiste Way in La Canada Flintrdige on Monday, May 13, 2013. (Tim Berger / Times Community News)

A crowd of curious people and the media watch L.A. County Sheriff’s deputies carry a sedated yearling black bear to transport it to a safe location for release from of a residence on the 300 block of Baptiste Way in La Canada Flintrdige on Monday, May 13, 2013. (Tim Berger / Times Community News)

Carly Post, 17, of La Canada, stands ona lamp post at the end of her driveway to watch L.A. County Sheriff’s deputies tend to a sedated yearling black bear lying in a breeze way of a residence on the 300 block of Baptiste Way in La Canada Flintrdige on Monday, May 13, 2013. (Tim Berger / Times Community News)