Russian airport on alert after huge brown bear wanders through security

Passengers travelling from a busy Russian airport were dealt a real scare when a huge brown bear strolled into the compound.

Armed rangers had to be deployed after the brown beast was spotted roaming around Yelizovo airport, in the city of Petropavlovsk-Kamchatsky.

The bear made its way through the security checkpoint just as a packed flight to Moscow was readying to check in.

The wild animal was caught by a CCTV camera at a staff entrance, with one security guard jokingly saying: “Look who we have here at 5.30am. And without ID, too.”

The wanderlust beast nonchalantly made his way through security at a busy airport (The Siberian TImes)

Passengers were warned to be cautious as the bear roamed around (The Siberian TImes)

City authorities flashed a warning to passengers at the city’s Yelizovo airport: “We are asking you take extra care.”

Armed wildlife rangers were deployed to find the bear but so far despite several sightings in the vicinity off the airport, they have failed to head off the beast, a spokesman said.

The bear was caught on CCTV by a camera at a staff entrance (The Siberian TImes)

He was never found after his majestic entrance at Yelizovo airport (The Siberian TImes)

Thousands of bears roam free on the volcano-and-glacier Kamchatka peninsula.

But they do not usually venture into the city of Petropavlovsk-Kamchatsky which has a population of 180,000.