Witnesses tell 11 News there was a mother bear and a cub in a tree on the Mountain Post and officials had the whole area blocked off while spectators gathered around. A DOW official says the bears ran away on their own a little later.

The mother and cub were in a tree right inside Gate 1, near the middle school. Fort Carson officials had the area blocked off for safety of everyone around.

A child development center was evacuated at one point because the bears were in the parking lot, which is an emergency standard that parents are familiar with, Fort Carson says. They move children from the east building to the west building, although there were only a few children at the center at the time of the evacuation. They were also redirecting families who were dropping off their children to avoid putting the children walking into the center in any dangerous situation. Those kids have all returned to the center safely.

Witnesses say there was quite the crowd gathered around the area, hoping to catch a glimpse of the pair before they ran off.

Division of Wildlife officials say the two ran off on their own and no one was injured.