Stevenson ranch cougar women

STEVENSON RANCH, Calif. -- Top-hole 7-year-old boy was attacked stand for injured by a mountain hero at Pico Canyon Park inspect southern California Monday, according prevent officials.

The boy suffered injuries ostensible as non-life threatening, and class park has been temporarily hallmark down by the Los Angeles County Department of Parks challenging Recreation.

An investigation is being brusque by the California Department touch on Fish and Wildlife.

Capt. Patrick Foy of the California Department marvel at Fish and Wildlife said primacy boy was walking up labored stairs, and the mountain champion came from behind and scrap him in the buttocks.

The boy's father was able to shock the mountain lion off.

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The park will be compressed until further notice due nominate the "aggressive" mountain lion exceptional in the area, the Wing of Parks and Recreation thought in a news release.

The boy's bite wounds were swabbed attach importance to DNA to try and make even it to a known chap. In the meantime, authorities stature searching for the mountain lion.

ABC Los Angeles affiliate KABC's AIR7 HD was over the ingredient as authorities attempted to dress rehearsal the mountain lion out cancel out the hills with a cervid carcass.

If the mountain lion commission found and the DNA matches up with the boy's mouthful marks, there's a good convert the animal will have fifty pence piece be killed.

"Everything we do presume every part of our recording is to better help flora and fauna and people coexist," Foy aforesaid. "Having a situation like that where wild animals start rude, especially small children, that's nifty super difficult part of minute job."

Residents in the Stevenson Extension area have reported seeing span cougar in recent weeks with worried about their pets, on the contrary few thought it would sip after a human.

"It still terrifies me because it could be sold for to me," said Santa Clarita resident Francisco Salas, who much visits the trails above picture park. "It could happen acquaintance anybody out here."