Cougar Attack Leaves One Dead, Another Injured

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CHICAGO (CBS) -- Authorities say one person was killed and another injured in a cougar attack in North Bend, Washington, CBS affiliate KIRO-TVreports. The two victims were mountain biking in the area when the incident took place around 11:20 a.m. Saturday, officials said.

First responders said they found the deceased victim with the cougar still standing over the body. As wildlife officials approached them, the cougar ran from the scene, a King County Sheriff's Office spokesperson tells CBS News.

The mountain lion ran into the woods and officers with the Washington Department of Fish and Game later tracked it down and shot and killed it, said Capt. Alan Myers of the state's Fish & Wildlife Police.

The 31-year-old man who survived the mauling is awake and alert, but is in satisfactory condition.

Fish and Wildlife officials eventually shot and killed the cat. They said there was no indication the men taunted the animal in any way before it attacked. Authorities will perform a necropsy on the cougar in an attempt to find out why its behavior was aggressive.

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