Capt. Patrick Foy of the California Department of Fish and Wildlife said the boy was walking up some stairs, and the mountain lion came from behind and bit him.
A California mountain lion attack left a 7-year-old boy injured at Pico Canyon Park in Stevenson Ranch, CA.A 7-year-old boy was attacked and injured by a mountain lion at Pico Canyon Park in southern California Monday, according to officials.
The park will be closed until further notice due to the "aggressive" mountain lion seen in the area, the Department of Parks and Recreation said in a news release. If the mountain lion is found and the DNA matches up with the boy's bite marks, there's a good chance the animal will have to be killed.
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