Deadly cougar put down after mauling mountain bikers
- 6 years ago
NORTH BEND, WASHINGTON — A cougar who mauled two mountain bikers, killing one, has been eliminated.
Authorities told Washington state outlet KOMOnews, the two were riding down a remote road on Saturday when they came into contact with the beast.
The animal gave chase to both of them. They tried to fight it off with their bicycles, but the beast got the better of them, CNN reported.
The cougar mauled one of the men to death and seriously wounded the other. He's fine now, but was in serious condition following the attack. Authorities later tracked and killed the beast.
Fish and Wildlife told KOMOnews that this is second time someone's been killed by a mountain in the last 100 years.
Authorities told Washington state outlet KOMOnews, the two were riding down a remote road on Saturday when they came into contact with the beast.
The animal gave chase to both of them. They tried to fight it off with their bicycles, but the beast got the better of them, CNN reported.
The cougar mauled one of the men to death and seriously wounded the other. He's fine now, but was in serious condition following the attack. Authorities later tracked and killed the beast.
Fish and Wildlife told KOMOnews that this is second time someone's been killed by a mountain in the last 100 years.