Terrifying moment a circus bear jumps into the crowd

These circus goers did not expect this to happen when they were out for a night at the circus.

Disturbing footage has been doing the rounds showing circus goers experiencing the fright of their lives when a bear leapt from the ground and into the audience.

One of the audience members filmed the entire incident. According to 9news.com.au, the trainer let go of the bear's leash and within seconds the bear leapt up and jumped into the audience.

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Some of the circus goers were injured during a stampede that occurred when the bear leapt into the audience. This must have been a terrifying thing to experience. Woah!