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Message: <blockquote data-quote="tikkalover" data-source="post: 422465" data-attributes="member: 600"><h3>Mountain lion attacks 5-year-old boy at popular California park</h3><h3>Family members helped fight off the animal as it tried to pull the child away</h3>By <a href="https://www.sfgate.com/author/erin-rode/" target="_blank">Erin Rode</a>,Contributing LA Outdoors EditorSep 3, 2024A 5-year-old boy is recovering from his injuries after a terrifying mountain lion attack at Malibu Creek State Park in <a href="https://www.sfgate.com/la/article/paramount-ranch-los-angeles-19257190.php" target="_blank">the Santa Monica Mountains</a> on Sunday afternoon. The toddler and his family are from the Woodland Hills suburb outside of Los Angeles and were having a picnic at the popular state park. The group included at least six adults and a few children, according to a statement from California Department of Fish and Wildlife. The family was at Tapia Park, a picnic area within the state park just off Malibu Canyon Road, <a href="https://ktla.com/news/local-news/mountain-lion-attacks-5-year-old-boy-at-malibu-creek-state-park/" target="_blank">according to KTLA-TV</a>. The state park is located within the largely unpopulated <a href="https://www.sfgate.com/la/article/paramount-ranch-los-angeles-19257190.php" target="_blank">Santa Monica Mountains</a> between <a href="https://www.sfgate.com/la/article/calabasas-dining-crossroads-kitchen-the-mulholland-19656976.php" target="_blank">Calabasas</a> and the <a href="https://www.sfgate.com/la/article/malibu-private-property-beach-sign-19594013.php" target="_blank">Malibu coast</a>.The children were “playing in the immediate vicinity of the family’s picnic table” when a mountain lion attacked the young boy, causing “significant but non-life-threatening injuries.”After some of the adults charged at the lion, it let go of the boy and then retreated up a tree.“Somebody screamed the baby’s name, and his dad started running,”<a href="https://ktla.com/news/local-news/mountain-lion-attacks-5-year-old-boy-at-malibu-creek-state-park/" target="_blank"> the boy’s aunt told KTLA</a>. “The father grabbed the mountain lion with his hands, and he just fought. Then the mountain lion let go.” “The lion remained in the tree until State Parks rangers arrived. In consultation with CDFW wildlife officers, they deemed the mountain lion a threat to public safety and a ranger euthanized it via firearm,” the California Department of Fish and Wildlife said.</blockquote>

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