(Reuters) – A mountain lion killed a 21-year-old man and gravely wounded his youthful brother in California’s El Dorado County, northwest of Sacramento on Saturday, native authorities mentioned.
The incident in a distant forest space close to Georgetown was the primary deadly assault of a human by a mountain lion in California in about 20 years, in keeping with the statistics compiled by the state’s division of fish and wildlife.
The 2 younger brothers had been out attempting to find shed deer antlers once they had been attacked by the massive feline within the early hours of the afternoon.
The youthful sibling, who alerted emergency companies, suffered traumatic accidents to his face and was separated from his brother within the assault, the El Dorado County Sheriff’s Workplace mentioned in a information launch. He was taken to a hospital and was anticipated to outlive, in keeping with media studies.
As deputies started looking for the older brother they noticed a mountain lion crouched close to a person on the bottom. The officers fired pictures to scare off the animal so they might render assist however discovered the 21-year-old already deceased, the discharge mentioned.
Wildlife brokers later positioned the mountain lion and euthanized it close to the scene of the assault, the division mentioned. Its stays had been despatched to a forensic laboratory to acquire DNA and different details about the animal.
Final month, a gaggle of cyclists had been attacked by a cougar whereas on an tour on a trial in Washington state. A lady was hospitalized with non-life threatening accidents.