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A bear with a plastic jar over its head led police on a six-day chase through the forests of Hubbard and Becker counties before it was shot and killed, state wildlife officials said.

Officials had hoped to capture the wild black bear — whose head got stuck inside a 2 1/2-gallon plastic jar — but decided to shoot the animal after it wandered into the city of Frazee during the town's busy Turkey Days celebration.

The bear was foraging for food, perhaps at a Dumpster, when its head got head stuck in the clear, plastic container. Naplin said he wasn't sure of the container's original contents but said it looked like a jar for bulk candy or popcorn.

While the bear could breathe, it couldn't eat or drink and was likely suffering from dehydration and hunger.

The bear soon showed up in Frazee, where conservation officers decided it needed to be killed to avoid conflicts with humans. By then, the jar had slipped down over both of the bear's ears.

"You don't want it knocking over a kid or getting hit by a car," Naplin said. "Showing up in Frazee escalated the urgency of dispatching it."