SAN DIEGO — A homeowner in Scripps Ranch woke up to find a large mountain lion roaming through their backyard, captured on security camera footage that has surprised neighbors in the residential area.
The mountain lion was spotted near Swan Lake Drive in the Scripps Highlands neighborhood, with video showing the animal slowly moving through the backyard, making a circle before disappearing over a fence. A neighbor posted the image to Nextdoor, telling others to be vigilant.
Rob, who lives next door to where the mountain lion was first spotted, said he was “shocked, because we’ve heard about coyotes and things like that, but never a mountain lion.” Another neighbor captured additional footage of the mountain lion on the edge of their driveway in the middle of the street…