10/26/2023 0 Comments Colorado trail runner attacked by mountain lion choked cat to death with hands, arms and feet![]() “I knew with two pretty good blows to the back of the head (and) it didn’t release, that I was probably going to have to do something a little more drastic,” he said. He also tried stabbing it with twigs, but nothing worked. Kauffman grabbed a rock with his free hand and beat the cat on the back of the head. The animal locked its teeth onto his wrist and they tumbled off the side of the trail.Ī wave of fear rolled over him, he said, and he worried that the animal’s full-grown mother would join the attack to defend her offspring, but no other cat appeared.įear then gave way to the fighting instinct, he said. Kauffman raised his hands and screamed, “doing my barbarian yell”, he said. “One of my worst fears was confirmed,” he said. He turned to see the mountain lion about 10ft (3 meters) away. ![]() Kauffman said he was running a trail in the mountains west of Fort Collins when he heard pine needles rustle behind him. “I will never be able to live up to the reputation,” said Kauffman, who stands 5ft 10in (1.78 meters) and weighs about 150lb (70kg). ![]() Travis Kauffman was attacked by a mountain lion in the Colorado mountains.
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