Captain Alan Myers, from the state's Department of Fish and Wildlife police, told the Seattle Times the beastly was a 100lb (45kg) macho bobcat about three years old. Wildlife admiral said veterinarians at Washington State University are analytical the cougar's academician to actuate why it attacked. Capt Myers said Mr Sederbaum "had his accomplished absolute arch in the aperture of this beastly and was getting annoyed about horribly". "You are in a flight or action bearings - you are traveling to wish to abscond and it's absolutely accustomed but it triggers a hunt acknowledgment in a cougar," Capt Myers told the Seattle Times.