A trail jogger successfully defended himself Monday against a mountain lion that attacked him from behind. The cat is dead and the man is recovering in a
A trail jogger successfully defended himself Monday against a mountain lion that attacked him from behind. The cat is dead and the man is recovering in a local hospital.
The jogger, whose identity has not been released, was running alone in the foothills of the Horsetooth Mountain Park in northern Colorado, when he said he heard something behind him on the trail. As he turned to investigate, the juvenile mountain lion lunged at the runner.
The jogger said he was bitten on the face and wrist, according to the Coloradoan. But he was able to fight back, killing the young lion. The man’s injuries were serious but non-life-threatening, and he was able to get himself to a local hospital.
