VIDEO: Bear cools off in pool as record heat sweeps SoCal

BRADBURY, CA -- Many in Southern California found ways to beat the record-setting heat that swept through the region over the weekend, and that wasn't just limited to humans.

A viewer of KABC-TV, abc13's sister station in Los Angeles, Marilyn Di Filippo shared video of a bear taking a swim in her swimming pool in Bradbury on Sunday.

As scorching temperatures set in on Father's Day, red-flag and excessive heat warnings were in place for mountain areas in Ventura, Los Angeles and Santa Barbara counties.

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Temperatures in the Palm Springs area reached nearly 120 degrees.

The heat is expected to linger in the region through Tuesday.

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