{"id":16846,"date":"2019-07-21T13:27:40","date_gmt":"2019-07-21T19:27:40","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.skyhinews.com\/?p=58930"},"modified":"2019-07-21T13:27:40","modified_gmt":"2019-07-21T19:27:40","slug":"remember-the-fort-collins-trail-runner-who-killed-an-attacking-mountain-lion-heres-what-his-life-has-been-like-since","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/alwaysmountaintime.com\/krky\/local-news\/remember-the-fort-collins-trail-runner-who-killed-an-attacking-mountain-lion-heres-what-his-life-has-been-like-since\/","title":{"rendered":"Remember the Fort Collins trail runner who killed an attacking mountain lion? Here\u2019s what his life has been like since."},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"p402_hide\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<div class=\"caption-container\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.summitdaily.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2019\/07\/RunnerMtnLion-sdn-72119-1024x744.png\" alt><figcaption><strong><strong>Travis Kauffman runs at the Maxwell Natural Area trailhead west of Fort Collins, wearing the same shorts that were torn by a mountain lion that attacked him in February.<\/strong><br \/><em>Brian Metzler, Special to The Colorado Sun<\/em><\/strong><br \/><em>Remember the Fort Collins trail runner who killed an attacking mountain lion? Here\u2019s what his life has been like since.<\/em><\/figcaption><\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<p>Travis Kauffman says he\u2019s glad his 15 seconds of fame has come and gone.<\/p>\n<p>Five and a half months after he killed a mountain lion with his bare hands during a trail run in Fort Collins, Kauffman says he\u2019s back to being an ordinary guy. The injuries the 32-year-old environmental engineer suffered during the Feb. 4 incident have healed without lasting problems, the local and international notoriety has subsided and he\u2019s happily blended into the background of daily life in Fort Collins.<\/p>\n<p>Although he has several physical scars from the incident, including a faint slash across his left cheek where the lion\u2019s claw opened a big cut on his face, he doesn\u2019t carry any lasting anxiety or PTSD. He hasn\u2019t had any bad dreams and has largely forgotten about it despite often running on the same trail.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIt\u2019s one of those things where time has passed and it\u2019s become a distant memory and everything has returned to normal,\u201d Kauffman said recently in Fort Collins. \u201cBut looking back, it\u2019s still crazy to think about how the whole thing went viral overnight.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Read more via&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/coloradosun.com\/2019\/07\/18\/mountain-lion-attack-travis-kauffman-life-after\/\">The Colorado Sun<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.skyhinews.com\/news\/remember-the-fort-collins-trail-runner-who-killed-an-attacking-mountain-lion-heres-what-his-life-has-been-like-since\/?\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">via:: Sky-Hi News<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Travis Kauffman runs at the Maxwell Natural Area trailhead west of Fort Collins, wearing the same shorts that were torn by a mountain lion that attacked him in February.Brian Metzler, Special to The Colorado SunRemember the Fort Collins trail runner who killed an attacking mountain lion? Here\u2019s what his life has been like since. 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