Washington cougar attack
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The 2018 Washington Cougar Attack resulted in the first human death from a cougar attack in the U.S. state of Washington in more than 90 years.[1] [2] The attack happened on 18 May 2018 near North Bend, Washington[3]. The cougar, also called a mountain lion,[4] is the mascot of Washington State University.
Though the attack was in a corner of the United States, it was reported worldwide including, but not limited to the United States, United Kingdom[5], Pakistan[6], Ireland.
The cougar initially attacked then fled.[7] It came back for the fatal attack. [8]
Two cyclists were in a wooded area when a cougar bit the head of one man. The other man pulled the cougar off, allowing the injured man to flee and call emergency services.[9] The other man was later killed and partly eaten by the cougar, which dragged him to its den. The men were in their 30s.[10]
References
- ^ https://www.rawstory.com/2018/05/cougar-kills-man-outside-seattle-escapes-forest-first-us-mountain-lion-fatality-decade/
- ^ https://www.nytimes.com/2018/05/20/us/cougar-attack-washington-state.html
- ^ https://en.dailypakistan.com.pk/viral/cougar-mauls-us-cyclist-to-death-before-being-shot-dead/
- ^ http://www.bbc.com/news/world-us-canada-44186998
- ^ http://www.bbc.com/news/world-us-canada-44186998
- ^ https://en.dailypakistan.com.pk/viral/cougar-mauls-us-cyclist-to-death-before-being-shot-dead/
- ^ http://www.bbc.com/news/world-us-canada-44186998
- ^ https://www.independent.ie/world-news/north-america/mountain-biker-killed-and-friend-attacked-while-on-morning-mountain-bike-ride-near-seattle-36926886.html
- ^ https://www.thestar.com/news/world/2018/05/19/one-dead-and-another-injured-in-a-cougar-attack-in-washington-state.html
- ^ https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/animalia/wp/2018/05/20/cougar-kills-one-man-injures-another-in-rare-attack-outside-seattle/?noredirect=on&utm_term=.22be825d622e