A mountain lion killed a 21-year-old man and gravely wounded his younger brother on Saturday (March 23) in the foothills of northern California's Sierra Nevada, marking the first fatal cougar attack in the state in 20 years, authorities said.
PUBLISHED ONA mountain lion killed a 21-year-old man and gravely wounded his younger brother on Saturday in the foothills of northern California's Sierra Nevada, marking the first fatal cougar attack in the state in 20 years, authorities said.
The 18-year-old sibling, who became separated from his brother during the attack, managed to call for help despite traumatic injuries to his face, the El Dorado County Sheriff's Office said in a news release. State and county game wardens and trappers summoned to the area tracked down the lion later in the day and killed it, the sheriff's office said in a statement issued on Saturday.
In an update on Sunday, the sheriff's office said the younger brother had undergone multiple surgeries for his injuries and was expected to make a full recovery. But the names of the two victims were being kept confidential.