California resident Sean Ishol snaps a photo of a mountain lion lurking behind his washing machine. (Sean Ishol)
Posted on 02/14/2019 3:38:12 PM PST by ETL
Sean Ishol, of Lucerne Valley, California, was putting a load of laundry into the dryer Monday when he heard his two dogs whimpering and crouching down.
After cleaning out the lint trap and adding time to the dryer, Ishol walked over to see what was perplexing his pups.
His wife, Bobbi, was on the other side of the garage — where their washer and dryer is located — also inspecting the situation.
As he bent down to get a closer look, Ishol saw a dark shadow and two light eyes peering out at him from behind the machines.
Instantly, Ishol recognized it was a mountain lion and he slowly backed away, instructing his wife to do the same.
"This thing ... it’s just looking at us. I could have pet the dang thing [it was so close]," Ishol, who estimated the big cat was even taller than his 5-foot-8 frame, told Fox News.
"We both reacted. I went out to the door and my wife went to the opposite side of the garage, where it's locked."
Realizing his wife was trapped, Ishol grabbed a nearby PVC pipe and put it between the mountain lion and Bobbi.
When she successfully made it to their door, the pair ran into the house.
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Dogs be sayin’ “I love you guys, but I didn’t sign up for that.”
Glendale residents Rachel Wong and her husband said they knew instantly something wild happened in their backyard when they woke up and looked outside Thursday morning. The pair decided to review their home surveillance tape to get a clue at what exactly went down — and that's when they spotted the encounter between the mountain lion and deer.
“It was pretty scary, kind of creepy,” Wong told KCAL. “I saw the video,” “I ran into the room and I was like, ‘Oh my gosh, did you see this?’ And I showed [my husband]."
The video shows the mountain lion leaping toward the fleeing deer and landing in the middle of the family's underground pool.
The mountain lion quickly exits the water as the deer swims around for a few more seconds before escaping from the opposite side of the pool.
“It was pretty scary, kind of creepy."
Another camera on the side of the family's home spotted the mountain lion again chasing the deer as it exits the water and makes a dash for the nearby woods.
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So that’s what happened to my missing socks
Who in the heck pulls out their cellphone and takes pix when they could be in danger!!!!!
We are losing our survival instincts. We are de-evolving.
Darwin Award nominee.
Backed away slowly...??????
As opposed to the Doogle version..screaming like a hysterical 10 yr old little girl and leaving a feces trail twenty yards long over the back...
If that’s whats lurking behind my washing machine I’ll just go buy new socks!
Fence
Probably a Freeper who feared being told, "Pics or it didn't happen!"
Maybe it was looking for the Lucerne Valley Lions Club.
Fence, nothing! The cat can jump a 15 footer easily! Better to just keep yer damn doors shut!
Kind of a shxthole place.. like California.
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Why I don't do the laundry. Of course my better half would call me to take care of the problem. Glad he got a picture.
You be genius.
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Sorry, wrong list
The hills around here are swarming with deer. Natural prey for mountain lions, which seem to increasing in numbers.
It’s probably screwed up if it’s General Electric. You can be sure if it’s Westinghouse.
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