A Colorado couple was enjoying the hot tub outside their rental home when a mountain lion attacked them. ABC News reports that the incident happened at 10 p.m. on Saturday in Chaffee County.
Reporting the incident, Colorado Parks and Wildlife, in a statement, said, "The victim had four superficial scratches on top of his head and near his right ear."?
"By the time CPW was alerted and responded, the victim had cleaned the wounds and declined medical assistance. The officers determined the injuries were consistent with the claw of a mountain lion."
The woman sprayed water at the huge cat to frighten it and get it to go.
According to CPW, "He and his wife began screaming and splashing water at the animal".?
It further said, "The victim's wife grabbed a flashlight and shined it on the animal, which they then identified as a mountain lion. The light and commotion caused the mountain lion to retreat about 20 feet from the couple in the hot tub."
They stated they screamed at the mountain lion, and it eventually hunkered among some rocks on top of a hill to keep a watch on them.
Area Wildlife Manager Sean Shepherd said, "We think it's likely the mountain lion saw the man's head move in the darkness at ground level but didn't recognize the people in the hot tub."
"The couple did the right thing by making noise and shining a light on the lion. Although this victim had only minor injuries, we take this incident seriously. We have alerted neighbours and posted signs warning of lion activity. And we will continue to track the lion and lion activity," the area manager said.?
There have been overall 24 mountain lion attacks in Colorado.
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