Several residents saw the bear walking around on two feet through a Jefferson Township neighborhood.

John Leyden, who posted a video on Facebook, said, "It looks like its front right paw is either broken or deformed."

Reports started coming out of New Jersey in mid-July when grainy video was posted to YouTube.

But the recent video clears up any doubts about the validity of the reports.

Of course, "Saturday Night Live" predicted this years ago:

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Lt. Gov. Burt Jones — pictured at an August rally in Peachtree City that also featured Vice President JD Vance — appears to have scored another legal victory over gubernatorial rival Attorney General Chris Carr in their battle over campaign finance issues. (Arvin Temkar/AJC 2025)

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