A person was killed and his brother injured Saturday when a mountain lion attacked them as they combed a forested space for deer antlers, based on authorities.
The assault in El Dorado County is believed to be the primary deadly incident involving a mountain lion in California in 20 years.
“At 1:13 p.m., the El Dorado County Sheriff’s Workplace obtained a 911 name indicating that two individuals had been attacked by a mountain lion,” the division stated in a information launch.
The person who was killed was 21. His 18-year-old brother was anticipated to outlive his accidents.
Deputies who responded to the decision got here throughout the mountain lion beside a physique, authorities stated.
“They situated a mountain lion crouched down subsequent to a downed particular person,” Sgt. Kyle Parker instructed Fox 40 Information. “The mountain lion was going through the deputies, and in an try to get to the person to render first support, they discharged their firearms. It’s uncertain whether or not the mountain lion was struck or not. They imagine that it was; nonetheless, that’s nonetheless undetermined presently.”
Personnel from the California Division of Fish and Wildlife are monitoring the animal.
Beth Pratt, who heads the nonprofit Nationwide Wildlife Federation’s #SaveLACougars marketing campaign, posted on social media that this was the primary deadly assault in California since 2004.
“Mountain lion assaults are extraordinarily uncommon,” Pratt wrote. “Mountain lions have killed 4 individuals since 1986, in a state with a inhabitants of 40 million. These statistics don’t diminish the tragedy when an individual is killed or injured by a lion, nevertheless it places the danger in perspective. Cars, against this, trigger on common … 3,000-4,000 deaths every year in California.”
Pratt added, “Most People’ encounters with mountain lions happen with out us even being conscious of it.”
