Last month, El Dorado County, California made headings after a mountain lion eliminated a boy and injured another near Georgetown. The two siblings were searching for shed antlers in a remote area when the mountain lion attacked them. One brother survived but was gravely injured and will need reconstructive surgery. (Assistance the household here.)
Authorities captured and euthanized the mountain lion involved in the attack.
Now, just weeks later on, a security cam captured another mountain lion walking through a suburb in El Dorado County. The sighting has residents reliving their injury all over once again.
The neighbor who reported the sighting, Tanya Harlow, lives in Placerville, which is south of Georgetown. She describes her area as “truly populous” and not a backwoods. And yet, a mountain lion just strolled through her yard.
Harlow has children herself. She informed CBS13 her family felt ravaged and shaken by the news of last month’s attack; it could have been her young boys.
CBS13 asked the California Dept. of Fish and Wildlife (CDFW) whether there has actually been an uptick in mountain lions in the area. Peter Tira with CDFW said no, there are just more cameras around nowadays to capture them.
Tira informed CBS13: “Wherever you see deer, you can bet there’s mountain lions around.”
Watch the news report here:
Simply weeks after a lethal mountain lion attack in El Dorado County, California, another cougar was recorded walking through a suburb.