my dad was telling me about this so i had to find the story and post it.
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UPDATE:
A mountain lion that attacked a 10-year-old boy near the Verde River tested positive for rabies Sunday, the Arizona Department of Health Services reported Monday.
The boy and several others who may have been exposed to the cat will undergo preventative rabies treatment.
ORIGINAL REPORT:
PHOENIX - Paul John Schalow was spending Saturday camping and riding his ATV with his family in Tonto National Forest.
That's when he said the unthinkable happened.
Boy recalls up-close encounter
"My cousin was looking at it," he said. "I looked at her face and it's all funny so I turned around and I see it ... then it put its paw on me, scratched my back and tried biting my head."
Paul and his family claim he was suddenly attacked by a mountain lion.
"They thought it was just going to walk away from us, but then it came after me," he said.
The boy's uncle was nearby and shot the cat dead and Paul walked away with only a few minor scratches.
The family brought the carcass of the cat back home and called wildlife officials.
"Our primary focus is to ensure we get this lion down to the state health department to ensure the proper testing takes place and the safety of this little boy is assured," a wildlife official said.
But as of right now, Paul seems to be doing just fine and the Valley family has one heck of a story to tell.
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here is the interview with the grandpa. he gives a more detailed account of what happened than the story or the interview with the kid.
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UPDATE:
A mountain lion that attacked a 10-year-old boy near the Verde River tested positive for rabies Sunday, the Arizona Department of Health Services reported Monday.
The boy and several others who may have been exposed to the cat will undergo preventative rabies treatment.
ORIGINAL REPORT:
PHOENIX - Paul John Schalow was spending Saturday camping and riding his ATV with his family in Tonto National Forest.
That's when he said the unthinkable happened.
Boy recalls up-close encounter
"My cousin was looking at it," he said. "I looked at her face and it's all funny so I turned around and I see it ... then it put its paw on me, scratched my back and tried biting my head."
Paul and his family claim he was suddenly attacked by a mountain lion.
"They thought it was just going to walk away from us, but then it came after me," he said.
The boy's uncle was nearby and shot the cat dead and Paul walked away with only a few minor scratches.
The family brought the carcass of the cat back home and called wildlife officials.
"Our primary focus is to ensure we get this lion down to the state health department to ensure the proper testing takes place and the safety of this little boy is assured," a wildlife official said.
But as of right now, Paul seems to be doing just fine and the Valley family has one heck of a story to tell.
_______________________________
here is the interview with the grandpa. he gives a more detailed account of what happened than the story or the interview with the kid.
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