A 5-year-old boy was attacked by a mountain lion in Calabasas on Sunday during a family picnic at Malibu Creek State Park.
A 5-year-old boy was attacked by a mountain lion at Malibu Creek State Park in Calabasas on Sunday during a family picnic, according to the Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department.
State rangers responded to the park and euthanized the mountain lion, which was deemed a public safety threat. Wildlife official obtained evidence samples from the boy's bite and scratch wounds, which will be analyzed at a lab in Sacramento as part of standard procedure following an animal attack. The California Department of Fish and Wildlife receives hundreds of mountain lion sighting reports each year. Few result in mountain lions being identified as posing an imminent threat to public safety, the department said. Mountain lion attacks on humans are extremely rare and their nature is to avoid humans.
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