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.…