US EditionMountain Lion Shot Dead After Biting 11-Year-Old in Malibu Backyard
MALIBU, CALIFORNIA, AUG 11 – The girl was bitten on the arm and hospitalized after the attack, prompting an investigation by local authorities and wildlife officials.
- On Sunday at 5:45 p.m., an 11-year-old girl was bitten by a mountain lion on Pacific Coast Highway in Malibu and taken to a local hospital for non-life-threatening injuries.
- The Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department says an investigation is underway, with the California Department of Fish and Wildlife now handling the probe after last year’s Malibu Creek State Park attack.
- California Department of Fish and Wildlife officers shot and killed the mountain lion after deputies contained it, and DNA samples were collected from the girl’s bite wound to confirm its involvement.
- There’s no word on where the mountain lion went after the attack, and FOX 11 has reached out to the California Department of Fish and Wildlife for more information.
- Last year, a 5-year-old boy was attacked in Malibu Creek State Park, showing that mountain lion attacks, though rare, can happen in Los Angeles County.
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Malibu Mountain Lion Killed After Attacking 11-Year-Old Girl
A mountain lion is dead Monday morning after trackers found and killed it following an attack on an 11-year-old girl as she fed chickens in Malibu. Authorities shot and killed the cougar. The girl was taken to a hospital for treatment of unspecified but non-life-threatening injuries to an arm following the attack around 5:30 p.m. […]
Girl bitten by mountain lion in Malibu, authorities say
By Dean Fioresi Click here for updates on this story MALIBU, California (KCAL, KCBS) — Authorities say that a girl was bitten by a mountain lion in Malibu on Sunday night. Deputies were dispatched to the 32500 block of the Pacific Coast Highway at around 5:45 p.m. after learning of the incident, according to the Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department. Circumstances leading up to the attack remain unclear, but deputies said that the girl’s f…
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