US Edition'I Swung My Fist as Hard as I Could': Man Recalls Northwest B.C. Cougar Attack
NEAR SMITHERS, BRITISH COLUMBIA, JUL 26 – David Fordyce fought off a sudden cougar attack by punching the animal, sustaining minor injuries; cougar attacks average 0.18 per year in North America, officials said.
- A Smithers man says he fended off a cougar near Lake Kathlyn around 11 a.m. Saturday by punching the animal in the face, with the attack lasting only seconds.
- According to WildSafeBC, cougars prompt about 2,500 calls to the Conservation Officer Service annually, though many sightings turn out to be other animals.
- The man was near Lake Kathlyn when the cougar appeared and swiped at him, and he swung at the cougar after landing a strike, causing it to flee into the brush.
- The Conservation Officer Service set and then removed a live trap within 24 hours, and returned with hounds the following morning without finding the cougar.
- A Smithers man, David Fordyce, warns others after surviving a cougar encounter, advising making yourself large, backing away slowly, fighting back, and picking up small children immediately.
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