State officials are warning visitors to be "bear aware" in the Madera Canyon area, after a hiker was charged by a young bear Sunday morning.
State officials are warning visitors to the Santa Rita Mountains to be "bear aware."
At about 7 a.m. Monday, a bear charged a hiker about two miles up the Super Trail, according to a tweet from the Arizona Game and Fish Department.
Officials said the bear got within 10 feet of the hiker.
The bear was described as being young and light in color.
Be bear aware in Madera Canyon today, bear charged hiker 7 a.m. Sunday 2 miles up Super Trail in Santa Ritas. Young, light-colored bear. pic.twitter.com/kZGdjR1nmO
— AZ Game & Fish Dept (@azgfdTucson) September 5, 2017
