A mountain lion was spotted up a tree carrying the backpack of a three-year-old it had just attacked in Whiting Ranch Wilderness Park on January 3.

According to reports, the mountain lion had grabbed the three-year-old boy by the neck and the father threw the backpack at the animal to distract it.


The boy is in a stable condition after being immediately transported to a nearby hospital and the mountain lion was euthanised after authorities gave the go-ahead.