Multiple reported cougar sightings in San Juan County, WA

The Brief

  • Multiple mountain lion sightings were recently reported to the San Juan County Sheriff’s Office.
  • The reported cougar sightings were on Monday and Tuesday near the Roche Harbor area.
  • The sheriff’s office provided safety tips for encounters, and urged the public to forward possible sightings to Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife.

SAN JUAN COUNTY, Wash. Law enforcement in San Juan County is notifying the public after receiving multiple reports of mountain lion sightings this week.

What we know:

The first possible sighting came into the San Juan County Sheriff’s Office on Monday morning, Aug. 4, with a caller stating a woman claimed to have spotted a cougar on White Point Road near Roche Harbor.

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