A 50 year old homeless man was the apparent victim of a mountain lion attack last weekend in Perris, CA. The unidentified man has been hospitalized since Saturday with severe lacerations and bites to the base of his skull and has been unable to communicate with investigators. He had been living in a makeshift camp near Navajo Drive and California 74 and was able to make his way to a nearby residence early Saturday morning for help. Investigators from the California Department of Fish and Wildlife believe he may have been attacked as early as Friday. Upon searching the campsite, it was determined the man was attacked as he slept in his sleeping bag. Said Lt. Patrick Foy of the CDFW, "It was incredible that that amount of blood could accumulate in the sleeping bag and this guy could still be alive."
Baited traps were placed in the area, but attempts to capture the large cat have proved fruitless. The attack comes right after recent sightings of a mountain lion were reported in the Verdugo Mountains of Burbank and Glendale. California's last fatality from a mountain lion occurred in January 2004 in Orange county. A Nevada County man was attacked in July 2012, but survived his injuries. For more information on this story, read the LA Times article here or view the video below.
Baited traps were placed in the area, but attempts to capture the large cat have proved fruitless. The attack comes right after recent sightings of a mountain lion were reported in the Verdugo Mountains of Burbank and Glendale. California's last fatality from a mountain lion occurred in January 2004 in Orange county. A Nevada County man was attacked in July 2012, but survived his injuries. For more information on this story, read the LA Times article here or view the video below.
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