A woman was killed Thursday afternoon in what Colorado wildlife officers are investigating as a potential mountain lion attack on a trail near Estes Park, according to state officials.
Hikers on the Crosier Mountain Trail in unincorporated Larimer County, south of Glen Haven, spotted a mountain lion near a woman who was lying on the ground at around 12:15 p.m. Thursday, Colorado Parks and Wildlife spokesperson Kara Van Hoose said.
As the hikers approached, they threw rocks at the mountain lion to scare it away from the woman’s body, Van Hoose said. One of the hikers, a physician, examined the woman and couldn’t find a pulse, she said…