The little girl suffered minor injuries from the attack but is expected to make a full recovery
Prior to confirming the animal’s breed, the California Department of Fish and Wildlife and Midpen rangers said they were “investigating the incident and attempting to locate and positively identify the mountain lion.”
“It came out of the bushes and right about when it grabbed a hold of the girl and an adult pushed the mountain lion and it ran off,” Pennington told KGO, adding that her injuries included “a couple punctured wounds to her calf.” Once captured, they will run DNA tests on the girl and wild animal to confirm its identity before determining what to do with it, Captain Todd Tognazzini with the Department of Fish and Wildlife told the outlet.
Park rangers told KGO that on the day of the attack, the preserve had filled its parking lot with 300 cars, making it one the busiest days of the season.
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