She saw either a Bobcat (lynx rufus) or maybe...a jaguarundi or ocelot.....even more rare ...a margay.
but 99.9% chance it was a Bobcat....or a former pet felis lynx maybe.
that said....lynx are now found futher south than ever before in mountain ranges.....Appalachia in the east and Colorado in the west...
No, I’ve been trying to look up what she saw.
It was about three times big as a bobcat, with long black hair tufting off the ears and long tail.
She said the muscle definition was particularly noteworthy.
I’ve seen asian cats with this description, still looking.