Camp Counselor Attacked By Bear

A bear mauled a 16-year-old camp counselor early Thursday, biting her shoulder, thigh and legs before being driven off and killed.

Anna Knochel’s early morning mauling was the second bear attack on this mountain north of Tucson in a week.

Knochel, one of 14 counselors supervising a 4-H Club camping outing, was in a tent alone when the attack happened about 5:15 a.m.

Other counselors tried unsuccessfully to drive the bear off by beating on the tent and screaming. The animal finally fled after an adult camp staffer shot it twice. Deputies later found the animal and killed it.