A mountain lion in Half Moon Bay that sunk its teeth into a 5-year-old boy picked the “wrong kid and mama to mess with,” the boy's aunt said.
The Bay Area Puma Project released surveillance video of a female mountain lion and her two cubs, which had been under their watchful eye for several months. Zara McDonald, a spokeswoman for the project, believe one of the cubs pounced on Jack.
His aunt said that Jack ran ahead of his mom and grandfather, as the young animal latched onto his face. Jack was taken to the hospital and was left with cuts all over his face and a fracture near one eye, his aunt said."Took him to the ground," Foy said. "And the boy was struggling in a fight for his life."
Fish and Wildlife investigators plan to gather DNA evidence from the child’s clothing and wounds, and then search for the mountain lion, possibly on private land if the property owner’s agree. Jack's parents run a program for the area's homeless population on the farm, in addition to a program that serves underprivileged students. Mountain lion attacks on humans are rare.
Around 20 confirmed attacks have occurred in California in more than a century of record-keeping, according to the Department of Fish and Wildlife."He is the most courageous, adventurous little guy I have ever met ," Wagner said. "And I am not surprised that if there was a kid who could wrestle a mountain lion and come out on top, it would be Jack."Wagner started a fundraiser saying that any donations will be used to cover expenses.
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