GEORGETOWN – A 21-year-old man was killed and his brother was injured in a mountain lion assault in a distant space of Northern California’s El Dorado County Saturday, authorities mentioned.
El Dorado County sheriff’s deputies had been dispatched to a report of a mountain lion assault in a distant space close to Georgetown at round 1:15 p.m. native time. They mentioned it was within the space of Darling Ridge Highway and Skid Highway.
The report got here from an 18-year-old man who mentioned a mountain lion attacked him and his 21-year-old brother whereas they had been antler shed looking. The teenager mentioned he had accidents to his face and was separated from his brother throughout the assault.
Shortly after 1:30 p.m., the 18-year-old was contacted whereas deputies looked for his brother. About quarter-hour later, deputies discovered a crouched mountain lion subsequent to the sufferer on the bottom.
Deputies fired their weapons to scare the mountain lion off however as soon as the mountain lion ran off, the 21-year-old was pronounced useless. He has not been recognized.
The teenager was taken to the hospital for remedy.
The California Division of Fish and Wildlife responded to the realm and positioned the mountain lion. It was euthanized close to the scene and the physique was collected for additional examination.
Should you encounter a mountain lion, officers mentioned to present them an escape route, do not run and keep calm, make loud noises and attempt to look greater, put babies in your shoulders, and by no means crouch down.
The final identified lethal mountain lion assault in El Dorado County was in 1994.
Georgetown is positioned about 50 miles northeast of Sacramento.
GEORGETOWN – A 21-year-old man was killed and his brother was injured in a mountain lion assault in a distant space of Northern California’s El Dorado County Saturday, authorities mentioned.
El Dorado County sheriff’s deputies had been dispatched to a report of a mountain lion assault in a distant space close to Georgetown at round 1:15 p.m. native time. They mentioned it was within the space of Darling Ridge Highway and Skid Highway.
The report got here from an 18-year-old man who mentioned a mountain lion attacked him and his 21-year-old brother whereas they had been antler shed looking. The teenager mentioned he had accidents to his face and was separated from his brother throughout the assault.
Shortly after 1:30 p.m., the 18-year-old was contacted whereas deputies looked for his brother. About quarter-hour later, deputies discovered a crouched mountain lion subsequent to the sufferer on the bottom.
Deputies fired their weapons to scare the mountain lion off however as soon as the mountain lion ran off, the 21-year-old was pronounced useless. He has not been recognized.
The teenager was taken to the hospital for remedy.
The California Division of Fish and Wildlife responded to the realm and positioned the mountain lion. It was euthanized close to the scene and the physique was collected for additional examination.
Should you encounter a mountain lion, officers mentioned to present them an escape route, do not run and keep calm, make loud noises and attempt to look greater, put babies in your shoulders, and by no means crouch down.
The final identified lethal mountain lion assault in El Dorado County was in 1994.
Georgetown is positioned about 50 miles northeast of Sacramento.
