Woman Dies After Suffering Broken Neck, Puncture Wounds in Suspected Cougar Attack

Diana Bober, 55, went missing after going on a hike in late August 2018. Her body was found in Mt. Hood National Forest in Oregon on Sept. 10, 2018. The cougar is pictured on Sept.14 caught on a camera set near the site where Bober's body was found. L: Clackamas County Sheriff’s Office/R: Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife

An Oregon woman who died from a suspected cougar attack had a broken neck and more than a dozen puncture wounds to the nape of her neck, according to a police report released on Oct. 24.

Diana Bober, 55, was last seen on Aug. 29. Her body was discovered on Sept. 10 along the Hunchback Trail in Oregon’s Mt. Hood National Forest. State wildlife officials said Bober’s death marks the first deadly wild cougar attack in the state.