CUPERTINO, Calif. (AP) — Authorities say a mountain lion has attacked a 6-year-old boy hiking near a Northern California winery.
The Santa Clara County Sheriff’s Department reported that the boy was attacked on a hiking trial Sunday afternoon in Cupertino, Calif. and is expected to survive his injuries, the extent of which weren’t immediately released. The whereabouts of the lion is unknown and authorities have closed hiking trials in the area.
The sheriff’s department said its deputies and the California Department of Fish and Wildlife are investigating the attack.
