Colorado
He is attacked by a cougar in his jacuzzi
A man had his head grabbed and scratched by the animal while enjoying a bubble bath with his wife. The couple was able to repel the beast.
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The puma probably saw something moving at ground level without realizing that it was humans.
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Big surprise for a man who was quietly enjoying his hot tub outside a rental home near Nathrop, Colorado on Saturday night. It was around 8 p.m. when he suddenly felt something grab his head. He and his wife started screaming and spraying what they thought was an animal. Grabbing a flashlight, the woman turned it on and saw that it was a mountain lion.
The cries and the light pushed the beast back a few meters. Continuing to howl, the pair managed to fend off the animal which went to the top of a hill where it crouched down, but still watching the man and woman. The latter were then able to get out of their jacuzzi and took refuge in the house. They alerted the owner, who immediately called members of Colorado Parks and Wildlife (CPW).
Superficial scratches
Two wildlife guards arrived on site and searched for the puma, without success. The man injured in the pool had four superficial scratches on his skull and near his right ear, explains CBS. He had cleaned his wounds and did not want further care.
According to CPW, “It is likely that the mountain lion saw the man’s head moving in the dark at ground level, but did not see that it was people in a hot tub. The couple did well to make noise and enlighten the beast. Although this victim has only minor injuries, we take this incident seriously. We alerted neighbors and posted signs warning of mountain lion activity.” A trap was placed nearby in hopes of catching the cougar.
CPW says this is the first reported attack by a mountain lion on a human in Colorado since Feb. 27, 2022. Since 1990, mountain lion attacks in the state have resulted in three deaths and 24 injuries.