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1 Dead, 1 Injured In Cougar Attack In Washington State
KGW ^ | May 19, 2018 | Michael Crowe

Posted on 05/19/2018 5:12:34 PM PDT by george76

Two men were riding road bikes when the cougar attacked both of them.

One person was killed and a second person injured in a cougar attack near North Bend Saturday.

The attack happened in a very remote area northeast of Snoqualmie. According to the King County Sheriff's Office, two men were riding road bikes when the cougar attacked both of them.

A 31-year-old man was taken to Harborview Medical Center for his injuries; he was alert and listed in serious condition.

The second man fled into the woods to escape the cougar, but the animal chased after him. Search crews found the second man dead from the attack. The King County Sheriff's Office says a recovery mission underway for for the man's body.

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King co Sheriff and Fish and wildlife officials investigating mountain lion attack on two cyclists near North Bend/Snoqualmie. One taken to harborview, the other was killed and is now a recovery operation

(Excerpt) Read more at wfmynews2.com ...


TOPICS: Food; Outdoors; Pets/Animals
KEYWORDS: animalrights; ar; atavistic; atavisticinstincts; attack; aul; blm; cougar; cougarattack; kingcounty; lion; lionattack; mountainlion; northbend; oregon; snoqualmie; timmytreadwell; treadwell; usfs; washington; wildlife
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To: george76

Should have armed themselves. Probably libs.


21 posted on 05/19/2018 5:33:03 PM PDT by Bonemaker (invictus maneo)
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22 posted on 05/19/2018 5:33:14 PM PDT by Eddie01
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To: george76

“The second man fled into the woods to escape the cougar”

Oh yeah dude, you’ll outrun a cougar.


23 posted on 05/19/2018 5:35:05 PM PDT by Bonemaker (invictus maneo)
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To: george76

From what I hear, if you encounter a cougar in the wild, you are supposed to freeze, then slowly walk backwards away from the cougar so it will not feel threatened. This is what a ranger told me when I did a hiking trip when I was in my teens.


24 posted on 05/19/2018 5:35:08 PM PDT by Angels27
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To: george76

Another reason to pack a .44mag with semi-wadcutters.


25 posted on 05/19/2018 5:36:18 PM PDT by Seruzawa (TANSTAAFL!)
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To: Springman

Named Tiffany.


26 posted on 05/19/2018 5:37:19 PM PDT by LukeL
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To: RedMonqey

One does not run from a predator.>>

Just die tired.

Wild America is no place for weak, stupid urban dwellers.>>

This is still an uncivilized world, and if a people become too civilized to do what’s necessary to survive in an uncivilized world, they’re not going to survive.


27 posted on 05/19/2018 5:37:52 PM PDT by george76 (Ward Churchill : Fake Indian, Fake Scholarship, and Fake Art)
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To: george76

Wow. That is one impressive, gigantic tomcat!

You turn your back on one of those things, you are smearing your butt with feline tooth attractant and waving a red cape at a bull. It triggers hunting instincts on them when you turn your back.

Video: NEVER turn your back on a big cat.

(I did think the tiger named Amanda was pretty funny...when the guy turned to face her, she looked like...if she could have talked, would have said: "Hey! How ya doing? Hey! Uh, I wasn't coming over here to sink my fangs in the back of your neck! Really, I wasn't...")

28 posted on 05/19/2018 5:37:58 PM PDT by rlmorel (Leftists: They believe in the "Invisible Hand" only when it is guided by government.)
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To: george76

My brother is a Marine,never seen that look on his face;)


29 posted on 05/19/2018 5:39:11 PM PDT by mdittmar
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To: rktman
Guessing thy didn’t have firearms with them?

Firearms are bad - ask any leftist. If these hikers had guns, they would have been hurt and might even have hurt other people. The correct response is to dial 9-1-1 and wait patiently for the police to arrive. What could go wrong?

30 posted on 05/19/2018 5:39:51 PM PDT by Pollster1 ("Governments derive their just powers from the consent of the governed")
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To: Angels27

See my post above, specifically the link to the video on turning your back to a cat like that.

Worst thing you can do.


31 posted on 05/19/2018 5:40:21 PM PDT by rlmorel (Leftists: They believe in the "Invisible Hand" only when it is guided by government.)
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To: Seruzawa

Much more effective against any wild cat including tigers and lions is a flame thrower. Cats do not like flames. They will not attack if you have a bonfire going near your tent in the wild. A 44 magnum will either kill the animal or if you miss, it will kill you in a flash. With a flame thrower, the cat simply runs away and no one is harmed or killed.


32 posted on 05/19/2018 5:43:29 PM PDT by entropy12 (1 Mil Daca is the shining object to hide 30 mil low quality LEGAL immigrants in last 25 years)
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To: george76

I spend a lot of time in the mountains. Have seen many mountain lions over the years, but I’m in CA and we can’t shoot them, though I would in self defense.


33 posted on 05/19/2018 5:45:23 PM PDT by umgud
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To: george76

The tree huggers banned hunting with dogs. Now the cats are getting bolder and numerous.


34 posted on 05/19/2018 5:46:34 PM PDT by Spok ("What're you going to believe-me or your own eyes?" -Marx (Groucho))
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To: Eddie01

That could ruin your Crystal Gail t-shirt.


35 posted on 05/19/2018 5:48:27 PM PDT by EEGator
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To: george76

What is a “road bike”?


36 posted on 05/19/2018 5:48:32 PM PDT by yarddog
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To: george76
Did not want to pay attention to a cougar that smoked?

That will tee them off.

37 posted on 05/19/2018 5:49:15 PM PDT by doorgunner69 (Give me the liberty to take care of my own security..........)
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To: george76

Traipsing through a cougar’s kitchen and they wonder why they end up at dinner.


38 posted on 05/19/2018 5:49:54 PM PDT by bgill (CDC site, "We don't know how people are infected with Ebola.")
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To: tflabo
A cougar would probably kill me too!

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39 posted on 05/19/2018 5:51:16 PM PDT by Bonemaker (invictus maneo)
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To: george76

I was in north bend today with the kids. Crazy...


40 posted on 05/19/2018 5:51:16 PM PDT by steel_resolve (And an angel still rides in the whirlwind and directs this storm)
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