In the US, the cougar drove two bicyclists into a trap, tearing one of them to death, according to USA Today.
Men rode mountain bikes near Seattle, Washington. About 11 o'clock in the rescue service 911 the bell rang. "Can you hear me? Help! "- shouted the man in the tube, after which the connection was interrupted.
The police established the location of the caller. Arriving at the place, they found one of the friends alive, the second young man, a predatory cat, tormented and dragged to her lair. According to the representative of the district sheriff King Ryan Abbott (Ryan Abbott), the cyclist tried to hide from the cougar in the forest, but the cat caught up with him. When the rescue team arrived, the puma stood over the dead body. The aggressive animal was shot.
The second bicyclist who reached the rescue service entered a serious condition in the hospital, at the present time it has stabilized.