Bear charges at B.C. man in his own garage [Video]

A B.C. man got more than he bargained for when he walked into his garage earlier this week.

In video posted to Instagram, Alex Gold shared security camera footage of a black bear charging at him and stopping just centimetres away as Gold begins to clap and make noise.

The bear then runs at him again as Gold backs away, clapping and keeping his eye on the bear as a cub walks in the background.

“I’ve met bears before but never as close as it was this time,” he captioned the video, tagging it as taking place in the Coquitlam region of B.C.’s Lower Mainland. “Unforgettable experience!”

WATCH | Surprise bear encounter: A video posted by Alex Gold to his Instagram page shows him having to act fast after he walks into his garage to find a charging black bear in the Tri-Cities area of B.C.’s Lower Mainland.

CBC News has reached out to Gold, who says …