California wildlife officials have called off the search for a mountain lion that attacked a 5-year-old boy who was on a hiking trail in rural Northern California.
A 5-year-old boy was "viciously attacked" by a mountain lion Tuesday night in an unincorporated area of San Mateo County, according to officials.California wildlife officials have called off the search for a mountain lion that attacked a 5-year-old boy who was on a hiking trail in rural Northern California, saying there was little chance of capturing the animal.
But efforts to track down and capture the lion were hampered because investigators have been denied access to private property near the attack site. Shortly before 7 p.m. Tuesday, the boy was on the trail along Tunitas Creek Road and had raced ahead of his mother and grandparents when the big cat pounced on him and pinned him to the ground, authorities and family members said.The boy wasn't bitten, Foy said. However, his face was scratched and he had a fractured bone near his eye, his aunt, Amie Wagner, told the Chronicle.Mountain lion attacks on humans are rare.
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