Colorado Officials Euthanize Mountain Lion that Attacked 11-Year-Old Girl's Face

A mountain lion swatted an 11-year-old girl in Colorado when she went to check on the family's chickens in their hen house. The girl was treated and released from the hospital, and Colorado Parks and Wildlife officers arrived on scene to find the predator still in the wire mesh coop — where they killed it. This marks the 25th time a mountain lion attacked and injured a human in Colorado since 1990. The latest attack appeared to be defensive, and officials encourage residents to take safety measures to limit hiding places for mountain lions around homes.