A shopping mall in Pennsylvania was evacuated on Saturday after a bear was spotted in one of its stores.

The bear ran through the parking lot of the Pittsburgh Mills mall before entering a Sears department store.

The 125-pound bear walked around the store for about 10 minutes and growled at customers before getting stuck in some double doors.

The bear, thought to be around one-and-a-half-years-old, was then tranquilised and taken out of the store. Luckily no injuries were reported.

Authorities are not sure where the bear came from but they think it travelled a significant distance.