A father fought off a mountain lion that attacked his 8-year-old
\nson Wednesday in Bailey.<\/p>\n
Colorado Parks and Wildlife puts the attack around 7:30 p.m.,
\nand officials said it happened while the boy was playing in the yard with his
\nbrother. The boy suffered serious injuries and was hospitalized overnight.<\/p>\n
CPW officers set traps and tried to track the mountain lion
\nwith a team of dogs following the attack. They searched the area for roughly
\ntwo hours, but were unable to pick up a scent to track the animal.<\/p>\n
The boys were reportedly playing on a trampoline outside
\nwhen the 8-year-old heard one of his friends calling from a neighboring house
\nand ran to go visit his friend. While he was running, the mountain lion pounced
\non the boy and bit him on the head. <\/p>\n
His brother ran inside and told their father, who rushed
\noutside and found the mountain lion on top of his son. The mountain lion let go
\nof the boy and took off running as the father came at the cat.<\/p>\n
\u201cThe kid was running and it probably triggered the lion\u2019s
\nnatural response to a prey animal running,\u201d Area Wildlife Manager Mark Lamb said
\nin a CPW news release. \u201cWe all hope that the child will be alright and you just
\nhate to see this occur.”<\/p>\n
Since 1990, there have been 22 mountain lion attacks on
\nhumans in Colorado with three of those resulting in death, all in the 1990s,
\naccording to CPW.<\/p>\n
There have also been three attacks this year alone, including
\none this month near Kremmling and another Feb. 4 on a trail runner at
\nHorsetooth Mountain Open Space west of Fort Collins. The last time three
\nattacks occurred within the same year was in 1998.<\/p>\n
The Associated Press is reporting that authorities said they
\neuthanized two lions that were found roaming the area on Thursday.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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