An 8-year-old boy was seriously injured in a mountain lion attack in a Colorado backyard, wildlife officials say
The boy and his brother were playing outside on the trampoline Wednesday evening in Bailey, southwest of Denver, when the 8-year-old heard a friend calling him from the neighbor's house, the Colorado Parks & Wildlife said in a news release. The lion attacked the child, biting him on his head as he ran to visit the friend, officials said.We can confirm this is a mountain lion attack on a young boy. Wildlife officers are searching the scene.
— CPW NE Region August 22, 2019 The boy's brother ran inside and told his father something sounded off. Wildlife officers set a trap near the scene of the mountain lion attack in Bailey, Colo., Wednesday evening. A dog team was also used overnight trying to track down the mountain lion from the attack. Efforts are ongoing Thursday to locate the mountain lion. pic.twitter.com/OBWr2efQj2
— CPW NE Region August 22, 2019 "The father rushed outside and found the mountain lion on top of his son. The mountain lion let go of the child as the father approached and took off running," officials said. Read MoreThe child was taken to the hospital, officials said. Wildlife officers set a trap for the lion and deployed a team of dogs that searched for two hours but couldn't initially pick up the animal's scent to track it.
— CPW NE Region August 22, 2019 On Thursday, a landowner near the attack reported his goat was missing and said he saw two mountain lions. Wildlife officers responded and found the two lions fitting the description of the lion that attacked the 8-year-old. Both animals were euthanized, wildlife officials said. Officials will perform a necropsy on the lions and send them to a forensic lab in Wyoming for a DNA analysis.
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