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Search Ends for Mountain Lions After Solo Hiker Fatally Attacked on Colorado Trail
Two subadult mountain lions were euthanized after human DNA was found on one, with no third lion located after a 72-hour search, officials said.
- The search for mountain lions along a Colorado trail concluded after a solo hiker was fatally attacked, resulting in the death of a 46-year-old woman from Fort Collins.
- The Larimer County Coroner’s Office confirmed that Kristen Marie Kovatch died of asphyxia, with injuries consistent with a mountain lion attack.
- Authorities killed two mountain lions near the site of the attack, but a third lion could not be located after four days of searching.
- Colorado Parks and Wildlife officials reported no further signs of the third mountain lion detected in the area after the attack.
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Hiker Killed by Mountain Lion in Colorado, First in 25 Years » Explorersweb
BY COOPER GEGAN A hiker was killed by a mountain lion in the mountains of northern Colorado last week. The attack marks the first mountain lion-related fatality in the state in over 25 years. The attack occurred in the mountains south of Glen Haven, an unincorporated community near the eastern entrance to Rocky Mountain National Park. Just before noon, two hikers encountered a mountain lion near a woman’s body on the Crosier Mountain trail, nort…
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