Mountain lion attacks man
9:30 AM
Posted: Monday, March 03, 2008
RAPID CITY, S.D. (AP) -- A Rapid City man says he was attacked by a mountain lion.
Ryan Hughes says he was ice fishing Saturday at Sheridan Lake, and a lion jumped him as he left the ice and stepped into the woods.
Hughes says the lion had a fresh kill in its mouth.
Before he could react, Hughes says the big cat jumped on top of him, knocking him on his back.
Hughes says he put his hands in front of his face and started kicking wildly.
The lion retreated, but it left the man with deep gashes on his arm, and scratches and punctures on his face.
Hughes says he reported the attack to the Game, Fish and Parks Department.
Ryan Hughes says he was ice fishing Saturday at Sheridan Lake, and a lion jumped him as he left the ice and stepped into the woods.
Hughes says the lion had a fresh kill in its mouth.
Before he could react, Hughes says the big cat jumped on top of him, knocking him on his back.
Hughes says he put his hands in front of his face and started kicking wildly.
The lion retreated, but it left the man with deep gashes on his arm, and scratches and punctures on his face.
Hughes says he reported the attack to the Game, Fish and Parks Department.
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frank wrote on Mar 4, 2008 1:18 PM:
The GF&P conducted a full investigation and found no tracks, no blood and cougar dogs could not pick up a scent. They themselves stated that it was very unusual and had no explanation.
This mans story would imply that a nocturnal animal hunted another nocturnal animal (a fox) in broad daylight and instead of going somewhere quiet to eat it, decided to go for a daylight stroll on the beach (cougars avoid "open areas"). It saw a man, dropped it's prey, attacked the man and after "loosing" the battle, picked up it's fox and left without a leaving a trace on this sandy beach...My question is... how in the world can the GF&P classify this as a "confirmed attack". "