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Most badass story of 2019
Guy killed this mother****er with his bare hands
How the trail runner attacked by a mountain lion in Larimer County killed the animal Kirk Mitchell and Kieran Nicholson PUBLISHED: February 5, 2019 at 8:07 am | UPDATED: February 5, 2019 at 11:17 am Categories:Colorado News, Latest News, latest-headlines, News Colorado Parks and Wildlife officers confirmed through a necropsy that a jogger on Horsetooth Mountain in Larimer County survived a rare attack by a young mountain lion by suffocating the animal to death. “After additional investigation, including examination of the lion, we have confirmed the victim’s account that he was able to suffocate the animal while defending himself from attack,” Colorado Parks and Wildlife officials tweeted Tuesday morning. Although the runner was bitten and injured after the mountain lion attacked him Monday from behind, he fought for his life and was able to kill the animal. Yet questions still remain. It’s unclear whether the runner — who has not yet been identified publicly — strangled or smothered the mountain lion. He had no weapons, so he killed the cat with his bare, bleeding hands after climbing on top of the animal, state wildlife officials said. “It’s an amazing story. Everyone is baffled and impressed,” said Rebecca Ferrell, spokeswoman for Colorado Parks and Wildlife. “He had no weapons, no knives or trekking poles with him. How did he do it? It’s pretty rare. That is definitely a twist on this, I’m sure.” Monday’s incident took place in a 2,711-acre park west of Fort Collins in the foothills of Larimer County. It ranges in elevation from 5,430 feet to 7,255 feet and has 29 miles of recreational trails. The victim was running on West Ridge Trail when he heard something behind him, Ferrell said. As he turned, he saw the mountain lion pounce for his head and neck, she said. The mountain lion bit him on the face and wrist. The victim managed to partially block the attack with his forearms, Ferrell said. He managed to fight and break free from the mountain lion. Once he fended the mountain lion off, he counter-attacked the cat by getting on top of it, she said. There are still a few mysteries, though, including exactly how he suffocated the animal. “We have several questions for him,” Ferrell said. The victim was still in the hospital Tuesday receiving medical care, she said. Wildlife officers will go to the hospital Tuesday and ask him many questions about how he survived and then killed the mountain lion, Ferrell said. Wildlife officers also searched the trail where the runner told them his fight with the mountain lion took place, a Parks and Wildlife news release says. They found the dead mountain lion within feet of possessions the victim asked the officers to look for, it says. Although preliminary information from the necropsy confirms the jogger’s story about the cause of death, detailed information about the mountain lion’s injuries have not been released and could take several days before they are made public. After being attacked Monday, the man hiked to safety and was able to get to a local hospital on his own, officials said. On Monday evening, the victim was treated for serious injuries including facial bite wounds and lacerations to his arms, legs and back. Every type of potential scenario is being considered including the unlikely possibility that the mountain lion was rabid, Ferrell said. Doctors will treat him for possible infections, she said. Mountain lion attacks in Colorado are rare, officials said. The act of running may have triggered the young lion’s instinct to hunt. “Mountain lion attacks are not common in Colorado and it is unfortunate that the lion’s hunting instincts were triggered by the runner,” said Ty Petersburg, area wildlife manager for CPW. “This could have had a very different outcome.” |
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Bring him in for a look?
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He choked that mother****er out.
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02-05-2019, 01:17 PM | #6 |
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Anyone heard from Rain Man today?
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"Although preliminary information from the necropsy confirms the jogger’s story about the cause of death, detailed information about the mountain lion’s injuries have not been released and could take several days before they are made public."
WTF?
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Reported to PETA.
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Right? You could read parts of that story and think he killed another human.
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yeah, they're probably going to have to put that guy down now.
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Or at least trap him and relocate him. They'll probably drop him off at a Starbucks in Boca Raton or some place where he won't be a threat to other mountain lions.
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He should get to keep the pelt and make a cape out of it.
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I've been trained to kill too. Non story.
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I’ve been stalked in the woods bow hunting once by one. I saw it out of the corner of my eye and started making lots of noise and it ran off. It’s a terrifying expierence I wish on no one.
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ive been in a tree stand with 3 bobcats at the bottom of my tree looking up at me. I was scared shitless and dont even know how id react to a mountain lion
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