A group of construction unearthed a deadly surprise while digging up a cesspit, the Daily Star has reported.

According to local news outlets in Turkey, the team were digging near a chicken production plant and had begun to smash into the cesspit.

But as they began to make holes in the structure, a strange claw could be seen scrabbling at the hole.

As the workers continued to dig and the hole got bigger, it became clear a huge grizzly bear was lurking in the pit.

It is believed the bear got stuck after going there to feed on the carcasses of the dead chickens.

Local Mehmet Yildiz said: “In the morning when a worker took the dead chickens into the pit, at that moment came a roaring sound.”

The digging team were called in to investigate and in the end released the terrifying bear.

The video of the huge beast emerging from the pit has since gone viral on Reddit.

One viewer said: “God damn. The way that bear moves is terrifying.”

Another added: “I thought that was a person’s hands helping dig with concrete gloves on. Then I saw the whole hairy arm.”