Boy, five, SURVIVES attack by a mountain lion while playing with his brother in his own back yard
A five-year-old boy has survived an attack by a mountain lion at his family home.
The
youngster was in the yard of the property in the Woody Creek area of
Aspen, Colorado, playing with his older brother when the big cat
pounced.
But he managed to escape when his mother fought the predator off.
The boy’s father reportedly drove him to Aspen Valley Hospital with injuries to his face, head and neck.
e was listed in a fair condition on Friday night.
According to ABC 7,
the mother was inside their home on Lower River Road, approximately 10
miles from the center of Aspen, when she heard the boy screaming
outside.
She ran out and managed to wrestle her son away.
The mom was also injured, but was released after being treated.
Neither have been identified.
The animal was shot by deputies or a U.S. Forest Service law enforcement officer who also was at the scene, the Aspen Times reported.
What led to the attack is not known.
There have been three fatal mountain lion attacks in Colorado since 1991
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