A mountain lion killed a 21-year-old man and mauled his 18-year-old brother in El Dorado County, east of Sacramento, California, in the first such fatal attack in the state since 2004.
Mountain lions typically avoid humans; one emerged outside the home of this writer in Los Angeles in October 2022 and retreated without incident.
The San Francisco Chronicle reported:
The brothers had been out hunting for shed antlers in a remote area of Darling Ridge Road and Skid Road when the attack happened. The 18-year-old called 911 at 1:13 p.m. saying he and his brother were attacked and he was suffering traumatic injuries to his face, the sheriff’s office said. He said he had been separated from his older brother during the attack, according to the sheriff’s office.
Authorities and paramedics arrived at the scene about 20 minutes later. They began treating the 18-year-old and…
