The
following information is not intended to scare anyone about
mountain
lions but merely provide information regarding the rare but fatal attacks by
wild cougars.
If you know of a cougar attack we don't have listed please
e-mail us the information.
California
- June 1890 7 year old boy killed by two lions while playing
near his home in Siskiyou County.
California
- July 1909 Rabid cougar attacks woman and child who survived
the attack but died later from rabies.
Washington - December 1924 13 year old boy attacked and
killed by a 3 year old healthy male cougar.
British Columbia - June 1949 7 year old boy was
attacked and killed while walking on the beach
British Columbia - January 1971 12 year old boy
attacked and killed by male cougar while playing with his
sisters.
New Mexico - January 1974 8 year old boy killed by 3
year old female cougar
British Columbia - July 1976 7 year old girl killed by
2 year old male lion on Vancouver Island.
British Columbia - May 1988 9 year old boy stalked and
killed by 4 year old male mountain Lion.
Montana - September 1989 a 5 year old boy was attacked
and killed by at least two possibly three cougars.
Colorado - January 1991 18 year old Scott Lancaster boy killed while
jogging on his high school track in Idaho Springs.
California - March 1991 3 year old attacked and killed
by cougar.
British Columbia - May 1992, 7 year old boy attacked
and killed while playing in the school yard. The young female
cougar was killed at the scene.
California - April 1994, 40 year old, female long
distance runner was attacked and killed while jogging in the
Auburn State Recreation area.
California - December 1994 56 year old woman was killed
while hiking alone in Cuyamaca Rancho State Park.
British
Columbia - August 1996, Mother killed while defending
her 6 year old son on horse back riding trip.
Colorado - July 1997, 10 year old Mark Miedema, of
Lakewood was killed by an
adult female cougar while hiking in Rocky Mountain National
Park when he got ahead of his family.
Colorado - October 1999, 3 year old missing boys
remains found and evidence suggests killed by Mountain Lion.
Alberta
- January 2001 30 year old female skier killed by mountain in
Banff National Park.
Arkansas - May 2003 41 year old woman was killed in her
yard by what was most likely a cougar.
California
- January 2004, 35 year old Mark Jeffrey Reynolds, 35 was attacked, killed and
partially consumed while mountain biking.
