The mountain lion had dragged the child 'about 45 yards' across the front lawn in the wild attack. Photo / APThe mountain lion had dragged the child 'about 45 yards' across the front lawn in the wild attack. Photo / APA mountain lion that attacked a 5-year-old boy and dragged the child across his front lawn in Southern California was shot and killed by a wildlife officer, authorities said Saturday. This photo shows an uncollared adult female mountain lion photographed with a motion sensor camera in the Verdugos Mountains in in Los Angeles. Subsequent DNA tests confirmed that the lion was the one responsible for attacking the child, the statement said.

Source: New Zealand Herald August 29, 2021 00:11 UTC