Person Walking Dog on Leash in Malibu Injured by Mountain Lion

An uncollared adult female mountain lion photographed with a motion sensor camera in the Verdugos Mountains in Los Angeles County, Calif., on July 10, 2016. U.S. National Park Service via AP

MALIBU, Calif.—Solstice Canyon in the Santa Monica Mountains Recreation Area reopened Oct. 26 following a brief closure prompted by a mountain lion that tried to attack a small dog whose owner was slightly injured when attempting to intervene.

“An individual walking a small dog on a leash was injured when a young mountain lion attempted to attack the dog,” according to a statement from the Santa Monica Mountains National Recreation Area.