Mother saves son from mountain lion

The unidentified boy’s mother heard screams and raced outside the house northwest of Aspen where she found the cougar on top of her son Friday, the Pitkin County Sheriff’s Office said. The woman was able to physically remove her son from the mountain lion and the boy’s father called 911 as he drove his son to hospital, the sheriff added. A hospital spokeswoman said the child sustained injuries to his face, head and neck and was in fair condition. His mother was treated for injuries to her hands and legs and was later released.

Sheriff’s deputies and a law enforcement officer from the US Forest Service found the mountain lion in the front yard of the residence and put it down, the sheriff said. Officials were searching for a second mountain lion after witnesses said two lions were seen in the area prior to the incident, the Colorado Parks and Wildlife department said. 

In another wild animal attack, police divers recovered the body on Wednesday of a two-year-old boy who was grabbed by an alligator in front of his family during a vacation at Walt Disney World in Orlando, Florida.