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  • Attack Style Points To Mountain Lion As Possible Predator (5 year old NM child dragged off)

    05/19/2008 9:19:01 PM PDT · by NRA2BFree · 4 replies · 145+ views
    KOAT.COM ^ | 5/19/08 | Staff
    Wildlife officials are still trying to figure out what kind of animal attacked Jose Salazar Jr. in the Sandia Mountains Saturday evening. The 5-year-old suffered a torn scalp and puncture wounds around his neck and arms. He underwent surgery at the University of New Mexico Hospital and is expected to fully recover. Now officials want to know if he was attacked by a mountain lion, bobcat, or bear. Rio Grande Zoo mammal curator Lynn Tupa has a few ideas about what could have mauled Salazar. She said it was most likely a mountain lion. "It was probably an immature cub...