'Buckethead' Bear Cub Rescued After 3 Days Stuck

In a photo provided by the Maryland Department of Natural Resources, a tranquilized bear cub lies with a bucket stuck on its head in McHenry, Md. Wildlife officials in Maryland tracked the black bear cub for three days in order to tranquilize it Saturday, Oct. 13, 2018, and remove a bucket that had gotten stuck on its head. (Maryland Department of Natural Resources via AP)

Monday, 15 October 2018 11:41 AM EDT ET

"Buckethead," a bear cub in Maryland, was rescued after wildlife officials tracked the animal for three days in order to tranquilize it and remove a bucket that had gotten stuck on its head.

The Cumberland Times-News reported Sunday the 100-pound cub was freed near the Wisp Resort in McHenry during an annual autumn festival.

The Wildlife and Heritage Service of the Maryland Department of Natural Resources said in a Facebook post that a crowd of onlookers at the resort was giddy to see the cub returned to the nearby woods.

Information from: Cumberland (Md.) Times-News, http://www.times-news.com/timesnew.html

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