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California child attacked by mountain lion leaves hospital
A 5-year-old boy who was attacked by a mountain lion whereas climbing in rural Northern California along with his mom and grandfather has been launched from a hospital, authorities stated Wednesday.
The boy had raced forward of the adults on a path in San Mateo County, south of San Francisco, Tuesday when the massive cat pounced on him and pinned him to the bottom, stated Capt. Patrick Foy, a spokesman with the California Division of Fish and Wildlife.
“The little boy was fairly viciously attacked by a mountain lion that took him to the bottom and commenced biting into him,” Foy stated.
He stated the boy fought the mountain lion and tried to free himself however the animal solely let go after the kid’s mom charged at it.
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“Proper earlier than she even made bodily contact with the lion, the lion launched the little boy,” Foy stated.
He stated the kid was launched from Stanford Medical Heart Tuesday night.
A 5-year-old youngster who was attacked by a California mountain was launched from the hospital. The lion solely let go of her son when the mom charged it.
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The assault was reported shortly earlier than 7 p.m. on Tunitas Creek Highway, south of Half Moon Bay. It occurred in a personal property in a distant location east of Freeway 1, the San Mateo County Sheriff’s Division stated.
Foy stated investigators haven’t but interviewed the boy’s mom or been capable of get entry to the property the place the assault occurred. Additionally they have but to examine the boy’s garments for traces of saliva that would assist them acquire a DNA pattern of the animal, he stated.
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Mountain lion assaults on people are uncommon. About 20 confirmed assaults have occurred in California in additional than a century of record-keeping, in response to the Division of Fish and Wildlife.
Final September, a 7-year-old boy was bitten by a mountain lion whereas strolling along with his father round nightfall in a park close to Santa Clarita in Southern California. The daddy scared the animal away and the kid was handled for comparatively minor wounds.