China News Service, San Francisco, March 24 (Xinhua) According to US police, on the 23rd local time, a pair of young brothers were attacked by a cougar in a remote area of Northern California, resulting in one death and one injury.
The El Dorado County Sheriff's Office in California said on social platforms on the evening of the 23rd that at 13:13 that day, an 18-year-old man called the police and reported that he and his 21-year-old brother were attacked by a mountain lion in a remote area of the county. . The reporter suffered facial injuries and was separated from his brother during the attack.
At 13:34, the police and medical staff rushed to the incident area and found the reporter. He received treatment at the scene. At around 13:46, the police found a crouching puma with a person lying on the ground next to it. Police shot to scare off the cougar so they could treat the man who fell to the ground, but the man died.
According to a report by the New York Times on the 24th, police said that the brothers were looking for fallen antlers when the attack occurred. Police quoted a family spokesman as saying the survivor had undergone multiple surgeries and was expected to recover.
The California Department of Fish and Wildlife stated on social platforms on the evening of the 23rd that a mountain lion was euthanized near the site of the attack. Staff have sent the cougar to a laboratory to learn about its DNA and health.
Police said the California Department of Fish and Wildlife will investigate the cause of the attack.
According to data from the California Department of Fish and Wildlife, there have been nearly 50 confirmed cougar attacks on humans in the state since 1890, resulting in a total of six deaths. The last fatal cougar attack in California occurred in 2004, and the last such death in El Dorado County occurred in 1994. (over)