“The agent was on routine foot patrol Tuesday afternoon when he climbed down beneath a bridge into the Santa Cruz River bed east of Lochiel, about 65 miles southeast of Tucson.
It is likely that mountain lions that live in Mexico also roam north into the United States. Suddenly he found himself within about 8 feet of a mountain lion... “
The guy bothered the mountain lion at rest. He did not mean to, but he did. Give the lion a friggin break. He was sleeping.
Mountain lions are very alert and secrative. They have good enough hearing that I am sure the mountain lion knew the agent was there long before he arrived. The only time you see a mountain lion up so close and personal is if they are stalking you. Any lion that is so aggressive is a threat to humans and is very likely to attack again. Its next victim may be a poor hiker or a biker like in CA. Hopefully, they will use dogs to track down and eliminate this Cougar before it attacks again.