A bear with a jar stuck on its head for over a week in northern Wisconsin was successfully freed, according to a Monday, Aug.4, press release from the Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources.

A bear observed with its head stuck in a plastic container in Bayfield, Douglas and Sawyer counties of northern Wisconsin is now free, according to the state Department of Natural Resources.

MADISON, Wis. (FOX 9) - A bear with a plastic jar stuck on its head was freed in northern Wisconsin Sunday. According to the Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources (DNR), the bear was witnessed in Bayfield, Douglas and Sawyer counties with the plastic jar on its head.