Mountain Lion Victim Recovering
Cyclist Dragged From Big Cat’s Jaws By Friend
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A man has been killed by a Mountain Lion and a second woman who was attacked has been upgraded from critical to serious condition. Chris Lawrence reports from Whiting Ranch, California.
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Police killed a mountain lion suspected of attacking a woman and mauling a man in Orange County, Calif. Tests will confirm if the lion was responsible for both attacks, KCBS's Joel Connable reports.
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Mike Castellano and Nils Magnuson helped rescure an Orange County woman who was being attacked by a wild mountain lion. They talk to The Early Show about their brush with the beast.
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Anne Hjelle was knocked off a bicycle and mauled by a mountain lion. (CBS)
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Authorities have confirmed Mark Jeffrey Reynolds, 35, of Foothill Ranch, Calif., was killed by a mountain lion. (AP)
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“Her recovery is truly miraculous,” said the victim's husband, James Hjelle.
Anne Hjelle was rescued Thursday from the mountain lion's jaws by her cycling companion, Debbie Nichols. The big cat had pounced on Hjelle and tried to drag her away, but Nichols grabbed her friend's leg and held on as other cyclists threw rocks at the mountain lion until it let go.
Authorities believe the same mountain lion earlier that day attacked and killed another cyclist, Mark Reynolds, 35, whose body was found nearby.
Tests were being conducted on a 2-year-old, 110-pound male mountain lion that was tracked from the site by Orange County sheriff's deputies and killed. Tissue believed to be human was found in its stomach and DNA tests were planned to confirm a match, said Steve Edinger of the California Department of Fish and Game.
Hjelle, 30, who works as a fitness instructor, was upgraded from serious to fair condition and continues to recover at Mission Hospital Regional Medical Center in Mission Viejo, according to a statement Sunday morning by a hospital spokesman.
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