A US family were filmed smashing a window of their SUV to free a bear that had become trapped inside after apparently locking itself in the vehicle. The incident, captured on video, highlights the increasingly common problem of bears investigating unattended cars in search of food and becoming stuck inside them, sometimes causing significant damage before being freed.

The article text supplied does not include further specific details, such as the exact location, date or the family's account of events, beyond the headline description of the encounter. Such incidents have become a recurring feature of human-bear interactions in parts of the United States where bears are known to forage near residential areas and frequently gain access to unlocked or improperly secured vehicles.