Overview

• The attack occurred during a family picnic in the Tapia Day Use Area of Malibu Creek State Park.
• The boy's father fought off the mountain lion, causing it to release the child.
• The child was airlifted to Northridge Hospital Medical Center and later released.
• Authorities euthanized the mountain lion, deeming it a public safety threat.
• Mountain lion attacks on humans are rare, with fewer than 50 incidents recorded in California since 1890.