Mountain lion that killed man and injured his brother is euthanized in California
A mountain lion attack left one person dead and another injured in a remote area of Northern California on Saturday, officials said.
A mountain lion attack left one person dead and another injured in a remote area of Northern California on Saturday, officials said.
The two brothers, 18 and 21, were antler shed hunting in Georgetown, California, when the mountain lion attacked the pair, according to the El Dorado County Sheriff’s Office.
The California Department of Fish and Wildlife said the mountain lion involved in the attack was euthanized on Saturday.
The department said Sunday that its Wildlife Forensics Laboratory matched DNA from the mountain lion, which was found near Georgetown, to DNA found at the scene of the attack.
The younger brother called 911 at 1:13 p.m. to report being separated from his older brother during the attack, officials said.
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