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(CA)Another mountain lion attack in gun free utopia
Fatal attack,the human prey used a rock to defend the human female.
Thanks to the libs at least one human dead,one serious injury.
http://abclocal.go.com/kabc/news/010804_nw_mt_lion.html
Mountain Lion Attacks Bikers In Orange County, Body Found
WHITING RANCH — A mountain lion was shot by authorities late Thursday after two bicyclists were attacked in an Orange County wilderness park, one of them a woman who was dragged and injured. The body of a man who may have been mauled by the same animal also was found nearby, authorities said.
Television images showed the lion had been dragged out into the open and was sprawled on the ground after it was shot by authorities. It wasn't immediately known if the animal had been killed or if authorities were certain it was the one that attacked the bicyclists
The attack occurred shortly after 4:30 p.m. in Whiting Ranch Wilderness Park when a mountain lion attacked a woman who was riding a bicycle with her friend, said Capt. Stephen Miller of the Orange County Fire Authority..
The lion grabbed the woman, believed to be in her 20s or 30s, by her head and began dragging her, Miller said. Her friend began screaming for help and grabbed the victim's legs in a struggle to free her..
Diego Lopez told ABC7 that he arrived shortly after the attack and began throwing rocks at the animal, which scared it away..
"There was a woman holding the victim by the legs, and the cat was latched onto the victim's face," Lopez told the television station. "I picked up a rock and threw it at the cat and the rock hit the cat right on the side of the head and the cat took off straight ahead and let go of the woman.".
The woman was flown by helicopter to Mission Hospital. Her condition was not immediately known..
The body of an unidentified man was found at the top of a trail after an unattended bicycle was found following the attack, Miller said. Authorities couldn't confirm if the man, believed to be in his 20s or 30s, was killed by the mountain lion..
"We don't know how long he's been out there," Miller said. "But it's pretty obvious that an animal was involved in this (death).".
Coroner's officials were called to the scene and will perform an autopsy to determine the cause of death..
Armed sheriff's deputies escorted firefighters and paramedics to the victims because of the potential danger, Miller said. State Fish and Game officials also searched for the mountain lion late Thursday..
The park is adjacent to the communities of Foothill Ranch and Portola Hills and Cleveland National Forest..
Last September, game wardens shot and wounded an aggressive mountain lion spotted near an equestrian center in San Juan Capistrano. A second lion was seen, but along with the first was never found..
The threat of mountain lions has become an increasing problem in Southern California as development encroaches upon rural areas that have been home to various animals..
In 1986, 5 -year-old Laura Small was attacked while looking for tadpoles with her mother in Ronald W. Caspers Wilderness Park in Orange County..
The girl's mother was able to rescue her daughter whose skull was partially crushed by the mountain lion's jaws. She was left blind in one eye and paralyzed on her right side..
Months later, a 6-year-old boy was mauled in the same park. County supervisors closed most of the park to children for nearly a decade. The ban was lifted in December 1997. .
Despite numerous attacks ppl still venture out there unarmed?!
Fatal attack,the human prey used a rock to defend the human female.
Thanks to the libs at least one human dead,one serious injury.
http://abclocal.go.com/kabc/news/010804_nw_mt_lion.html
Mountain Lion Attacks Bikers In Orange County, Body Found
WHITING RANCH — A mountain lion was shot by authorities late Thursday after two bicyclists were attacked in an Orange County wilderness park, one of them a woman who was dragged and injured. The body of a man who may have been mauled by the same animal also was found nearby, authorities said.
Television images showed the lion had been dragged out into the open and was sprawled on the ground after it was shot by authorities. It wasn't immediately known if the animal had been killed or if authorities were certain it was the one that attacked the bicyclists
The attack occurred shortly after 4:30 p.m. in Whiting Ranch Wilderness Park when a mountain lion attacked a woman who was riding a bicycle with her friend, said Capt. Stephen Miller of the Orange County Fire Authority..
The lion grabbed the woman, believed to be in her 20s or 30s, by her head and began dragging her, Miller said. Her friend began screaming for help and grabbed the victim's legs in a struggle to free her..
Diego Lopez told ABC7 that he arrived shortly after the attack and began throwing rocks at the animal, which scared it away..
"There was a woman holding the victim by the legs, and the cat was latched onto the victim's face," Lopez told the television station. "I picked up a rock and threw it at the cat and the rock hit the cat right on the side of the head and the cat took off straight ahead and let go of the woman.".
The woman was flown by helicopter to Mission Hospital. Her condition was not immediately known..
The body of an unidentified man was found at the top of a trail after an unattended bicycle was found following the attack, Miller said. Authorities couldn't confirm if the man, believed to be in his 20s or 30s, was killed by the mountain lion..
"We don't know how long he's been out there," Miller said. "But it's pretty obvious that an animal was involved in this (death).".
Coroner's officials were called to the scene and will perform an autopsy to determine the cause of death..
Armed sheriff's deputies escorted firefighters and paramedics to the victims because of the potential danger, Miller said. State Fish and Game officials also searched for the mountain lion late Thursday..
The park is adjacent to the communities of Foothill Ranch and Portola Hills and Cleveland National Forest..
Last September, game wardens shot and wounded an aggressive mountain lion spotted near an equestrian center in San Juan Capistrano. A second lion was seen, but along with the first was never found..
The threat of mountain lions has become an increasing problem in Southern California as development encroaches upon rural areas that have been home to various animals..
In 1986, 5 -year-old Laura Small was attacked while looking for tadpoles with her mother in Ronald W. Caspers Wilderness Park in Orange County..
The girl's mother was able to rescue her daughter whose skull was partially crushed by the mountain lion's jaws. She was left blind in one eye and paralyzed on her right side..
Months later, a 6-year-old boy was mauled in the same park. County supervisors closed most of the park to children for nearly a decade. The ban was lifted in December 1997. .
Despite numerous attacks ppl still venture out there unarmed?!
I hate liberals. It seem they always create problems that cause suffering for other people.