Runner kills attacking mountain lion on Colorado trail

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By Alex Johnson

A trail runner fought off and killed a mountain lion in self-defense in northern Colorado on Monday, state officials said.

The runner, who wasn’t identified, was attacked on the West Ridge Trail at Horsetooth Mountain Open Space in Larimer County near Fort Collins, Colorado Parks and Wildlife, or CPW, said in a statement.

Authorities didn’t say how the runner managed to kill the mountain lion, which they described as a “juvenile.” They said the lion lunged at the runner, biting his face and wrist and causing serious but non-life-threatening injuries.

Wildlife officers found the mountain lion’s body within a few feet of some of the man’s possessions, authorities said.

source: nbcnews.com