Quick thinking boy saves his siblings from bear attack by throwing rock at its head and carrying his sister to safety Three children were on their own on campsite when they saw the bear rummaging through food Brother picked up his little sister and ran her out of danger Boy managed to chuck a rock at the chasing bear Parents missed all the action but are enormously proud of their brave kids A Fathers' Day camping trip narrowly avoided tragedy thanks to the heroic actions of a young boy who threw a rock at a bear that was chasing his younger sister. 11-year-old Baden Kelly was by the family's trailer on Sunday morning along with his siblings, when they encountered the grisly that was on the hunt for food. The family has made a Father's Day breakfast and thought they'd cleaned up properly, but a little bit of bacon grease left on the grill attracted the bear to the campground. My hero: Badon Kelly, 11, and sister Moriah, 7, whom he picked up and carried away to safety when a bear started to chase them at the weekend Happy campers: The family had come away to celebrate Fathers' Day weekend. Left to right, Baden, mom Kamlla, Logan and little Moriah The three children, that included Baden, his brother Logan and sister Mariah, 7, ran on ahead from their parents and so were alone inside the camp when they encountered the woodland beast. 'When we got to the trailer that we had, which was maybe about 12 feet long, I was at the front of it and the bear was at the end,' Baden Kelly said. With the bear just feet away, Biden sprang into action without a second thought. 'I yelled, "bear!" and I told Mariah to run, she didn't, so I grabbed a rock and I threw it at the bear's head,' he said. 'It didn't do anything, so I ran to Mariah, picked her up and carried her.' Attraction: Mom Kamila Kelly believes the grease on some unwashed dishes from the breakfast the family had eaten earlier that morning may have attracted the bear into the campsite Best friends: Baden Kelly, 11, and his younger sister Moriah, 7, whom he carried to safety as a bear gave chase The bear began to chase Brandon and his sister but the little boy says he simply did what came naturally. 'I was scared because of Mariah and she's just little, she wouldn't have been able to fight for herself,' Baden said. So I had to make a choice and do that. The bear chased him and his sister through the woods for 40 feet. Baden's older brother Logan then came out of a nearby cabin and saw the dara unfolding before his eyes. He began shouting at the bear, which then slowed down. Whilst the drama was unfolding, the children's parents were elsewhere on the campsite having been to a Sunday morning church service. Kamila Kelly told Fox 13 that she and her husband had heard about a bear being on the loose before they had even made it back to the campsite. Proud father: Dad, Brandon Kelly, praised the quick actions of his children. He raced off in the direction of the trailers when he heard a bear was on the loose On reflection: Looking back, Baden, 11, says he would make exactly the same decision if faces with a bear again. The encounter has not put him off from camping in the future Bear on bark: After chasing the children, the bear scrambled up a tree to hide... the markings from its deadly claws clear to see 'We were headed back there when two staffers came running up saying there was a bear in camp, and that we needed to get back to the lodge,'she said. Like his youngest son, dad Brandon Kelly reacted immediately and raced off in the direction the staffers had just come from. By the time he arrived, the drama was all over. I saw the camp staff bringing Mariah up, and she jumped into my arms telling her: "Logan and Baden saved my life!" Brandon Kelly said he is proud of his boys after the incident. 'He is definitely a hero, both of our boys are heroes today,' he said. 'It's very inspiring to know they made good decisions and protected their sister, and that's what, as a parent, we're most thrilled about, is that everybody's home safe.' When Mr Kelly was back at the campsite the bear was nowhere to be seen because it had clambered up a tree. Rangers tracked the bear and found it had been getting into several other campers" food for the last few weeks. When the bear started to charge at the rangers they had to put the bear down. They said bear was between one and two years old and weighed about 75 pounds. Tis the season: As Americans head into the forests and parks to enjoy the camping trips, wildlife and forest officials are telling outdoor enthusiasts to take precautions to avoid bear encounters and keep food locked away Lifesaver: Moriah Kelly,7, she froze with fear when she saw the bear just feet away from her and says her brother Baden saved her life Teamwork: Whilst Baden (left) carried his sister Moriah to safety, older brother Logan (right) yelled at the bear and started to chase him out of the campsite Despite the frightening encounter, Baden said he isn't done camping. 'I love camping, I love the outdoors, it's just the experience,' he said. 'It's something that can make you stronger.' Department of Wildlife Resources officials say that campers can help themselves and reduce the chances of attracting bears into campsites by ensuring food is locked away and not kept out in the open.