Mountain Lion Attacks A Man Sitting With His Wife In Hot Tub From Behind

 

A couple were recently attacked by a mountain lion in an area in Colorado, USA, but narrowly escaped death by yelling and flashing light at the dangerous animal.

It was on Saturday night ( 15th March,2023) when the couple  were sitting in a hot tub outside their rented house that a mountain lion suddenly grabbed the man’s head from behind. The man and his wife yelled and flashed light at the animal which caused a retreat from the lion.

They escaped into their rented property and immediately alerted the owner of the property who is a Colorado Parks and Wildlife employee. It was gathered that the incident was reported to Colorado Parks and Wildlife (CPW) authority by the property owner.

CPW swift into action at the incident place but could not capture the mountain lion. The Colorado Parks and Wildlife officers are seriously on a look out for this wild animal.

 In their press release, Colorado Parks and Wildlife said that the man had four "superficial scratches" on the top of his head and close to his right ear.

 The area wildlife manager ,Sean Shepherd, said "The couple did the right thing by making noise and shining a light on the lion. Although this victim had only minor injuries, we take this incident seriously," also mentioned "We have alerted neighbors and posted signs warning of lion activity."

The officials have set a trap in the area to catch the lion. This is the 24th  time such attack happened in Colorado since 1990.