A mountain lion attacked a 3-year-old boy Monday afternoon at a wilderness park in Lake Forest in Orange County. Shortly after, a sheriff’s deputy killed a mountain lion in the vicinity. The child suffered neck injuries and abrasions, but his injuries are not thought to be life-threatening. His injuries are consistent with an attack from a mountain lion, said Capt. The boy’s father threw a backpack at the big cat and the cat released the child and grabbed the backpack.

Source: Los Angeles Times January 21, 2020 02:28 UTC