Overview
- Hikers on the Crosier Mountain Trail reported a mountain lion near a woman lying on the ground around 12:15 p.m. and a physician in the group found no pulse.
- Colorado Parks and Wildlife led a ground and aerial search with local agencies and euthanized two mountain lions near the scene under public safety policy.
- Investigators have not determined whether one or both animals were involved in the incident and will continue searching if tests do not show human DNA.
- The Larimer County Coroner will identify the victim and issue the official cause of death following an autopsy.
- If confirmed, this would be Colorado’s first fatal mountain lion attack since 1999, with CPW noting 28 reported attacks on people since 1990 in an area where winter conditions increase encounters.