[jazusamo]

Interesting story.

WARNING: Some graphic pics in slideshow.

 

Marc Martin / Los Angeles Times

Anne Hjelle rides her mountain bike up the Cholla Trail in the Aliso and
Wood Canyons Wilderness Park as Nicholls follows. Four years ago, a
mountain lion attacked Hjelle as she rode in Whiting Ranch Wilderness
Park and Nicholls helped save her. Audio Slideshow

[jazusamo]

Ping!

[sinanju]

A nasty hit alright. But I would say she looks pretty good considering.

[JZelle]

Great story of survival. God Bless her.

[VeniVidiVici]

Thank God the cougar wasn’t hurt. Attacking bicyclists can be dangerous.

[Kimmers]

What a great story of inspiration. thank you for posting

I thought she looked great post attack, the surgeons hand was clearly guided by God.....

[SES1066]

Result for the mountain lion ...
Authorities believe the same mountain lion earlier that day attacked and killed another cyclist, Mark Reynolds, 35, whose body was found nearby.
Tests were being conducted on a 2-year-old, 110-pound male mountain lion that was tracked from the site by Orange County sheriff's deputies and killed. Tissue believed to be human was found in its stomach and DNA tests were planned to confirm a match, said Steve Edinger of the California Department of Fish and Game.

Apparently the test came back positive as there was no doubting of the mountain lion in later posts.

For those 'off-the-wall' animal rights crowd, note that this mountain lion, having killed earlier THAT DAY was still in a hunting mode. This was properly a case of better dead than capture and release elsewhere.

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The O.C. You had your pick of "cougars" on that show ...

[Bon mots]

She has her own webpage.
www.AnneHjelle.com

[ottbmare]

I have to confess that I thought this was going to be some whiney testimony from a California liberal. But this lady is a former Marine, a helicopter mechanic, and one tough customer. She is no whiner. She sounds humble and brave.

She must wonder why God saved her and what purpose He has for her life.