LARIMER COUNTY, Colo. — A deputy and resident were attacked by a mountain lion Wednesday afternoon in Colorado.
Larimer County sheriff’s deputies and Colorado Parks and Wildlife officers were called out to a mobile home park around 1:55 p.m. after a mountain lion attacked a resident, officials said.
They tracked the animal through the trailer park when it attacked a deputy. Video of the incident shows officers kicking at the animal to get it off the female officer before multiple shots rang out, KDVR reported. However, the big cat ran off.
A necropsy will be conducted on it. Officials said mountain lion attacks are rare.
Officials continued tracking the injured mountain lion. A Colorado game warden later shot and killed it, the Loveland Reporter-Herald reported.
The deputy and resident were taken to a hospital with non-life-threatening injuries.