Guy Miner
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Manson, Washington - where I often go to hike, bicycle ride, hike, hunt and fish:
Link: http://www.wenatcheeworld.com/news/2013 ... ground-in/
"Friday, March 1, 2013
MANSON — A woman was knocked down by a cougar early this morning in a residential area along Lake Chelan in Manson.
The woman, in her 60s, suffered scratches and required stitches, said Capt. Chris Anderson with the state Department of Fish and Wildlife.
The woman had let her small dog out of the house in a well-developed residential area about 2:30 a.m. when the cougar attacked the dog, Anderson said. The woman tried to get the cougar to drop the dog and blocked the cougar’s exit from an enclosed area of the yard. But the cougar then knocked the woman down and ran and hid behind a hot tub.
A Chelan County sheriff’s deputy arrived about 20 minutes later and shot and killed the cougar, Anderson said. The dog was killed by the cougar.
The cougar “was an old, emaciated male — nothing but skin and bones,” Anderson said. “It was in very, very poor health and was on its last legs.”
He said a necropsy will be done on the cougar today to determine if the cat was suffering from anything other than acute hunger. The woman’s name was not available. The attack happened in the 700 block of Manson Boulevard, according to RiverCom dispatchers."
Not all that rare a thing around here. I can think of several examples of cougar/dog/people incidents in our area over the years.
Guy
Link: http://www.wenatcheeworld.com/news/2013 ... ground-in/
"Friday, March 1, 2013
MANSON — A woman was knocked down by a cougar early this morning in a residential area along Lake Chelan in Manson.
The woman, in her 60s, suffered scratches and required stitches, said Capt. Chris Anderson with the state Department of Fish and Wildlife.
The woman had let her small dog out of the house in a well-developed residential area about 2:30 a.m. when the cougar attacked the dog, Anderson said. The woman tried to get the cougar to drop the dog and blocked the cougar’s exit from an enclosed area of the yard. But the cougar then knocked the woman down and ran and hid behind a hot tub.
A Chelan County sheriff’s deputy arrived about 20 minutes later and shot and killed the cougar, Anderson said. The dog was killed by the cougar.
The cougar “was an old, emaciated male — nothing but skin and bones,” Anderson said. “It was in very, very poor health and was on its last legs.”
He said a necropsy will be done on the cougar today to determine if the cat was suffering from anything other than acute hunger. The woman’s name was not available. The attack happened in the 700 block of Manson Boulevard, according to RiverCom dispatchers."
Not all that rare a thing around here. I can think of several examples of cougar/dog/people incidents in our area over the years.
Guy
