Woman dead after suspected mountain lion attack in Colorado

DENVER (KDVR) – A woman is dead after a suspected mountain lion attack in Colorado’s Larimer County on Thursday afternoon. Authorities have since euthanized two mountain lions found in the area.

Colorado Parks and Wildlife first reported about the incident at 4:43 p.m. on New Year’s Day, responding to a suspected mountain lion attack in unincorporated Larimer County, south of Glen Haven.

CPW spokesperson Kara Van Hoose said during a press conference on Thursday evening that a group of hikers on the Crosier Mountain trail noticed a mountain lion near a person laying down, just after 12 p.m. local time. The hikers scared the mountain lion away by throwing rocks…

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