Lion attacks runner

[arjay]

I'm amazed he survived this.We need details!
Trail runner attacked by mountain lion in Larimer County kills the animal in self defense Trail runner attacked by mountain lion in Larimer County

 

[Onomea]

What are details? How'd the runner kill the lion?

(Hope it was a knife for T-Star's sake!)

 

[arjay]

The story, so far,is scant other than the cat jumped him from behind and he fought it off and killed it,then drove himself to the hospital.Ive heard of people fending them off when they come from the front,but not from behind.Amazing!

 

[bill2000]

Story says the cat was a juvenile. That probably explains the runner's survival. He was a very lucky guy.

 

[7shooter]

NBC news says that the weapon wasn't identified . Wonder if it might have been a dreaded assault rifle.

 

[muddocktor]

Here is a link to another site.

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They say in this article that the runner didn't have any weapon, but doesn't say how he managed to kill the critter either. And they say he heard a nose behind him and turned around right before the cat attacked, so that might be why he survived.

 

[Cardboard_killer]

Humans can be really hard to kill. And some are downright mean.

[ame]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RwpHSKHyEWQ[/ame]

 

[6518John]

I'm amazed he survived this.We need details!
Trail runner attacked by mountain lion in Larimer County kills the animal in self defense Trail runner attacked by mountain lion in Larimer County

Another reason to sit on the couch, eat ice cream and watch TV! (Like I need another reason).

 

[bushmaster1313]

This was in Colorado, where many people are very health conscious.

The runner whipped out a handful of kale, fed it to the mountain lion, and the big cat gagged to death.

 

[Chukar60]

Interesting! Maybe the weapon was a large stick? Cannot imagine being within an arms length of a struggling or fighting mountain lion long enough to strangle it. Think you would be shredded to tatters in no time at all.

 

[bigwheelzip]

Another reason to sit on the couch, eat ice cream and watch TV! (Like I need another reason).

Or a Junior's Cheese Cake.

I'm with you. That exercise stuff is bad for your health.

 

[Cardboard_killer]

bashing it's head against a rock would be quicker. Obviously a full grown mountain lion would make mincemeat out of a surprised hiker, but an adolescent . . .

Generally cats kill by breaking the neck of prey, or strangling at the neck. Slicing someone's belly open will kill them, but it can take awhile to die from a shredded belly.

 

[ladder13]

All's well that ends well.

 

[memtb]

My grandfather told me of a woman that killed a Panther(Louisiana), sometime in the early 1900's, by "choking it down" with her apron strings. She was at a creek washing clothes, and was jumped from behind. He told me she carried some ugly scars on her back till she died years later! Some people will simply fight for life more than others....she apparently had a lot of fight in her! memtb

 

[THE PILGRIM]

This isnt way up in the mountains!
Horse Tooth Open Space is located in the foothills near Ft. Collins, CO.
Horse Tooth being a rock formation that looks like a what?

 

[Rpg]

Mountain Lion attacks runner in Colorado

Lion attacks runner near Ft Collins:

Colorado Runner Fights Off And Kills Mountain Lion | Time

Similar to an attack in early 1990's outside Idaho Springs Colorado described in detail in the book 'The Beast In The Garden', but the runner survived in this most recent attack.

These attacks occur more frequently than one might think: about once a year here.

So what's your plan to defend yourself in a similar situation?

 

[Doug627]

Run faster.

 

[arjay]

I'm taking my youngest sister along.She saved her dog from one a few years back.Shes little,but fierce

 

[Old TexMex]

Run with someone slower than me. Standard tactic.

 

[Old TexMex]

Stupid mountain lion not supposed to do that stuff