WE BEGIN WITH BREAKING NEWS AND THAT BREAKING NEWS IS OUT OF EL DORADO COUNTY. THE SHERIFF’S OFFICE SAYS ONE PERSON WAS KILLED AND ONE PERSON WAS INJURED AFTER A MOUNTAIN LION ATTACK. THANKS FOR JOINING US AT SIX. I’M MELANIE WINGO IN FOR BRITTANY HOPE. NOW THAT ATTACK HAPPENED NEAR GEORGETOWN IN THE COMMUNITY OF GARDEN VALLEY. THE SHERIFF’S OFFICE SAYS THIS IS AN ACTIVE INVESTIGATION. SO WE WANT TO GET RIGHT TO KCRA. THREE’S CAROLINE ESTRADA, WHO IS IN EL DORADO COUNTY RIGHT NOW, AND CAROLINA, WHAT ARE YOU LEARNING ABOUT THIS INCIDENT. MELANIE, WE JUST LEARNED THE TWO VICTIMS OF THE ATTACK WERE BROTHERS, AND WE ARE LEARNING MORE DETAILS ABOUT HOW THE ATTACK HAPPENED. SO THE SHERIFF’S OFFICE SAYS THE 18 YEAR OLD VICTIM CALLED TO REPORT THAT HE AND HIS 21 YEAR OLD BROTHER WERE ATTACKED BY A MOUNTAIN LION WHILE ANTLER SHED HUNTING. SO WE KNOW THAT THIS HAPPENED IN A REMOTE, REMOTE AREA OF DARLING RIDGE ROAD AND SKID ROAD IN GEORGETOWN. THEY SAY THE 18 YEAR OLD SUFFERED SEVERE INJURIES TO HIS FACE AND WAS SEPARATED FROM HIS BROTHER DURING THE ATTACK. AT AROUND 134, DEPUTIES ARRIVED ON SCENE AND TRANSPORTED HIM TO A LOCAL HOSPITAL. WHILE SEARCHING THE AREA FOR THE BROTHER, THEY FOUND THE MOUNTAIN LION NEAR THE 21 YEAR OLD VICTIM. THEY SAY THEY FIRED SHOTS TO SCARE OFF THE MOUNTAIN LION AND EVENTUALLY THE VICTIM WAS DECLARED DEAD ON SCENE. WE SPOKE TO RESIDENTS IN THE AREA WHO SAY THEY’RE SHOCKED, ALTHOUGH THEY’RE AWARE OF MOUNTAIN LIONS IN THE AREA, THESE ATTACKS DON’T TEND TO HAPPEN. USUALLY THEY ATTACK THEIR LIVESTOCK OR SMALLER ANIMALS. THIS IS STILL AN ONGOING INVESTIGATION, AND THEY ALSO SAY THAT THE CALIFORNIA DEPARTMENT OF FISH AND WILDFIRE ARE OUT THERE LOOKING TO LOCATE THAT MOUNTAIN LION. OF COURSE, WE’RE GOING TO CONTINUE TO FOLLOW THIS STORY. AND AS WE LEARN MORE, WE’LL MAKE SURE TO KEEP Y
Mountain lion kills 1, injures another in state of California
A mountain lion in Northern California killed one man and injured another while the two were out hunting for shed antlers, authorities stated Saturday. An 18-year-old male referred to as the El Dorado County Sheriff’s Office Saturday afternoon, reporting that he and his 21-year-old brother were attacked by a mountain lion in a distant a part of the county, the workplace stated in a information launch. Deputies arrived round 1:30 p.m. to seek out the youthful brother with “traumatic accidents” to his face. Minutes later, deputies noticed a crouched mountain lion subsequent to the older brother on the floor, in accordance with the assertion. They fired their weapons and scared off the mountain lion, however the older brother was deceased.Wardens with California’s Department of Fish and Wildlife are looking out for the mountain lion. The division didn’t instantly reply to emails and a cellphone message searching for extra particulars.Georgetown is a small, historic city about 50 miles northeast of Sacramento. Mountain lions have attacked people beforehand, however the final deadly encounter was in 2004 in Orange County, in accordance with a verified checklist stored by the fish and wildlife division.
A mountain lion in Northern California killed one man and injured another while the two were out hunting for shed antlers, authorities stated Saturday.
An 18-year-old male referred to as the El Dorado County Sheriff’s Office Saturday afternoon, reporting that he and his 21-year-old brother were attacked by a mountain lion in a distant a part of the county, the workplace stated in a information launch.
Deputies arrived round 1:30 p.m. to seek out the youthful brother with “traumatic accidents” to his face. Minutes later, deputies noticed a crouched mountain lion subsequent to the older brother on the floor, in accordance with the assertion.
They fired their weapons and scared off the mountain lion, however the older brother was deceased.
Wardens with California’s Department of Fish and Wildlife are looking out for the mountain lion. The division didn’t instantly reply to emails and a cellphone message searching for extra particulars.
Georgetown is a small, historic city about 50 miles northeast of Sacramento.
Mountain lions have attacked people beforehand, however the final deadly encounter was in 2004 in Orange County, in accordance with a verified checklist stored by the fish and wildlife division.
