Trail Runner Tells How He Wrestled Mountain Lion to the Death With Bare Hands

Trail Runner Tells How He Wrestled Mountain Lion to the Death With Bare Hands
A mountain lion in this undated handout from the Colorado Parks and Wildlife. CPW
Simon Veazey
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With claw wounds still healing on his face, the jogger who wrestled a mountain lion to the death has spoken out for the first time about the encounter.  The attack happened on a Colorado trail that left him needing 28 stitches.

When the Colorado Parks and Wildlife first announced that an unnamed jogger had fought off a juvenile mountain lion on Feb. 4, the dramatic story had one gaping hole—how had he managed to kill the lion with his bare hands?
Simon Veazey
Simon Veazey
Freelance Reporter
Simon Veazey is a UK-based journalist who has reported for The Epoch Times since 2006 on various beats, from in-depth coverage of British and European politics to web-based writing on breaking news.
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