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How the trail runner attacked by a mountain lion in Larimer County killed the animal
THE WESTERNER ^ | 2/5/19 | myself

Posted on 02/05/2019 2:46:53 PM PST by cowpoke

Colorado Parks and Wildlife officers confirmed through a necropsy that a jogger on Horsetooth Mountain in Larimer County survived a rare attack by a young mountain lion by suffocating the animal to death. “After additional investigation, including examination of the lion, we have confirmed the victim’s account that he was able to suffocate the animal while defending himself from attack,” Colorado Parks and Wildlife officials tweeted Tuesday morning.

It’s unclear whether the runner — who has not yet been identified publicly — strangled or smothered the mountain lion. He had no weapons, so he killed the cat with his bare, bleeding hands after climbing on top of the animal, state wildlife officials said.

“It’s an amazing story. Everyone is baffled and impressed,” said Rebecca Ferrell, spokeswoman for Colorado Parks and Wildlife. “He had no weapons, no knives or trekking poles with him. How did he do it? It’s pretty rare. That is definitely a twist on this, I’m sure.” The victim was running on West Ridge Trail when he heard something behind him, Ferrell said. As he turned, he saw the mountain lion pounce for his head and neck, she said. The mountain lion bit him on the face and wrist. The victim managed to partially block the attack with his forearms, Ferrell said. He managed to fight and break free from the mountain lion. Once he fended the mountain lion off, he counter-attacked the cat by getting on top of it, she said. There are still a few mysteries, though, including exactly how he suffocated the animal. Wildlife officers will go to the hospital Tuesday and ask him many questions about how he survived and then killed the mountain lion, Ferrell said. Wildlife officers also searched the trail where the runner told them his fight with the mountain lion took place, a Parks and Wildlife news release says. They found the dead mountain lion within feet of possessions the victim asked the officers to look for, it says. Although preliminary information from the necropsy confirms the jogger’s story about the cause of death, detailed information about the mountain lion’s injuries have not been released and could take several days before they are made public...MORE

On Monday evening, the victim was treated for serious injuries including facial bite wounds and lacerations to his arms, legs and back.

...detailed information about the mountain lion’s injuries have not been released and could take several days before they are made public. 

Apparently it is OK to release detailed information about the human's injuries, but details about the lion's injuries are being held close by officials? A dead cat has more of a right to privacy than the human victim?

Wildlife officers will go to the hospital Tuesday and ask him many questions about how he survived and then killed the mountain lion, Ferrell said.

They are not just asking him to describe what occurred, but instead will ask "many questions."

This suggests to me this is still an active investigation, and could explain why details of the animals injuries have not been disclosed, and won't be until the human has answered "many questions."

In other words, the human is being treated as a suspect in a murder case.




TOPICS: Government; Outdoors; Politics
KEYWORDS: co; larimer; larimercty; mountainlion; runner; wildlife
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To: 21twelve

Look up “brown bear”, or look up “grizzly bear”


21 posted on 02/05/2019 3:07:14 PM PST by Cold Heart (The main purpose of The Wall is to protect the US from its own politicians.)
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To: cowpoke

I have heard of y=this before, In fact, it might have been posted on FR.

But a women killed a wild animal with her bare hands. She strangled i.


22 posted on 02/05/2019 3:07:21 PM PST by BunnySlippers (LQBTQ)
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To: cowpoke; SJackson

Ping-Worthy?


23 posted on 02/05/2019 3:07:26 PM PST by Diana in Wisconsin ( "Why can't you be more like Lloyd Braun?")
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To: cowpoke

“...rare attack by a young mountain lion...”

He’s lucky it was a young one. A full-grown male/female is formidable.

[Over 23yrs, I shot a dozen-plus of rabid coons, possums, groundhogs and even a large pit bull, on my 20ac nursery. All the brains were removed and medically-tested, to confirm rabies.]


24 posted on 02/05/2019 3:08:02 PM PST by Carriage Hill (A society grows great when old men plant trees, in whose shade they know they will never sit.)
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To: Responsibility2nd

“Pretty badass to kill a mountain lion with your bare hands.”

Chuck Norris can do it with the force of his manly glare.


25 posted on 02/05/2019 3:09:32 PM PST by MeganC (There is nothing feminine about feminism.)
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To: cowpoke

Here is the other one:

https://abc13.com/pets-animals/georgia-grandmother-strangles-rabid-bobcat-with-bare-hands/3612352/


26 posted on 02/05/2019 3:10:18 PM PST by BunnySlippers (LQBTQ)
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To: Scrambler Bob

LOL!


27 posted on 02/05/2019 3:10:35 PM PST by cowpoke
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To: cowpoke

Anyone who has ever tried to give a “domestic” cat a bath or a pill should have instant respect for this man.


28 posted on 02/05/2019 3:10:44 PM PST by bigbob (Trust Trump. Trust the Plan.)
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To: Truth29

So would I.


29 posted on 02/05/2019 3:11:44 PM PST by cowpoke
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To: Responsibility2nd; cowpoke
"Pretty badass to kill a mountain lion with your bare hands."


30 posted on 02/05/2019 3:13:06 PM PST by Diana in Wisconsin ( "Why can't you be more like Lloyd Braun?")
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To: RatRipper

80 lbs.


31 posted on 02/05/2019 3:13:53 PM PST by cowpoke
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To: cowpoke

At some point, kitty realized that he had picked the WRONG guy.


32 posted on 02/05/2019 3:13:57 PM PST by SIDENET
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To: 21twelve
Brown bears iirc you should play dead and protect your head, black bears and grizzly should try to fight?

Brown bears and Grizzly bears are the same type of bear for which playing dead sometimes works because the bears think of you as a rival being submissive. With Black bears, playing dead doesn't work because they don't see you as a rival, just an intruder or prey, and you have to fight for your life.

33 posted on 02/05/2019 3:16:40 PM PST by Inyo-Mono
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To: Bernard

The mountain lion was wearing the hat. The investigation will prove it, so the hiker was justified.


34 posted on 02/05/2019 3:18:04 PM PST by richardtavor
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To: Responsibility2nd

I think mountain lions are exquisitely beautiful, nearly perfect predators created by God. They are absolutely breathtaking.

......but if one attacked me, my grandson, one of my kitty cats, I would do everything possible to stop/kill that mountain lion!!! If bare hands were all I had, I would fight with my bare hands. I’d probably lose but I would die trying.


35 posted on 02/05/2019 3:18:25 PM PST by RooRoobird20 ("Democrats haven't been this angry since Republicans freed the slaves."the reason est were)
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To: cowpoke

Wait till PETA finds out.

It will be another Harambe The (Beloved!) Gorilla who was shot and killed in order to save a child who had wandered inside the animal enclosure.


36 posted on 02/05/2019 3:19:45 PM PST by lee martell
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To: MeganC

So could my dad.


37 posted on 02/05/2019 3:23:34 PM PST by xvq2er
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To: cowpoke
My $$$ says this is a hoax.

He came across a dead mountain lion, wounded himself.

Welcome to the age of the internet.

38 posted on 02/05/2019 3:23:37 PM PST by DCPatriot ("It aint what you don't know that kills you. It's what you know that aint so" Theodore Sturgeon))
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PETA outraged....filing suit in 3 2 1......


39 posted on 02/05/2019 3:24:27 PM PST by TnTnTn
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To: cowpoke

Will be charged for killing the cat out of season or something something.


40 posted on 02/05/2019 3:25:52 PM PST by SkyDancer ( ~ Just Consider Me A Random Fact Generator ~ Eat Sleep Fly Repeat ~)
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