“They felt like they were being hunted.”
They were being hunted.
Out in nature, away from cities, humans are just one more part of the food chain, not the top of the chain.
5-year-old attacked by mountain lion, mother saves him... ( June 18, 2016 ).
The attack happened in the family’s ( Fenced in ) yard at their home near Lower River Road in the community of Lower Woody Creek about 10 miles northwest of Aspen.
The boy suffered injuries to his head, neck and face,
the boy and his older brother were outside their home playing in the ( Fenced in ) yard. The boys’ mother was inside the home and heard her son start screaming.
The mother ran outside and saw the mountain lion on top of her child. She then fought off the lion and pulled her son out of its grip.
The boy was brought to Children’s Hospital via helicopter in fair condition.