Colorado runner kills mountain lion in self defense

The jogger said he was bitten on the face and wrist, according to the Coloradoan. But he was able to fight back, killing the young lion. The man’s injuries were serious but non-life-threatening, and he was able to get himself to a local hospital.

Colorado state park officials later found the body of the juvenile mountain lion, nearby several possessions that the jogger asked officers to recover for him. The body of the big cat has been taken to a state health lab for examination. It possibly weighed at least 80 pounds, the Coloradoan said.

“In the event of a lion attack you need to do anything in your power to fight back just as this gentleman did,” said Mark Leslie, Colorado Parks and Wildlife Northeast Region manager, in a statement.