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List of fatal cougar attacks in North America

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45: 153:β€” "Killed by a Cougar" The Oregon Harold of August 24th contains the following: On the 21st instant, a little child three years old, of Mr. Patton, living on Rear Creek, three miles west of the Long Tom, in Lane county, was killed by a cougar. The child was playing in the yard and within, ten feet of the door of the dwelling, when the cougar sprang upon it from the bushes which grew near the house. The mother seeing the beast drag her child towards the timber, seized a stick and started in pursuit. She attacked the cougar with such resolution that it dropped its burden, and the heroic woman taking the lifeless body under one arm and her only remaining child under the other, made her way to a neighbor's house, a mile and a half distant. Mr. Patton was absent from home at the time." 2429: 114:
hands, is often effective in persuading an attacking cougar to disengage. In 2024, four women engaged "hand-to-hand combat" for 45 minutes with a cougar that had attacked and bitten their friend through the face; during the engagement the women pinned the cougar down with one of their bikes, and "at one point the cougar even lifted the bike with the women standing on it." A wildlife officer who was summoned to the scene ultimately dispatched the cougar by gunshot.
2941: 1239: 240:β€” It was reported that a boy was attacked and killed while in a tent near Balboa. News stories variously reported his age as 2 and 14. A local paper reported the following day that the story was a hoax. The paper confirmed the local coroner never received a report of a child suffering a violent death in this manner. 113:
Humans are capable of fending off cougars, as adult humans are generally larger. It is even possible for humans to win a fight against a cougar, such as the case of Travis Kauffman, who choked a juvenile cougar to death when attacked while jogging. Fighting back with sticks and rocks, or even bare
797:. It is believed his chain fell off and the cougar attacked when he bent down to repair his bicycle. His family Terri, Gary and Dona started the Mark J. Reynolds Memorial "Children's First Bike Fund" which provides bicycles and helmets to underprivileged children. 110:." Standing still however may cause the cougar to consider a person easy prey. Exaggerating the threat to the animal through intense eye contact, loud shouting, and any other action to appear larger and more menacing, may make the animal retreat. 537:β€” Attacked and killed by a cougar while playing behind his home. The cougar was later killed, and a necropsy was performed at the Montana State University veterinary lab, establishing the cougar's role in the child's death. 2965: 1446: 34: 273:, not from the physical injuries. This is the only instance of a double fatality and the only instance where the victims succumbed to disease rather than the injuries sustained in the attack. 44: 819:β€” Searchers found his partially devoured body on this date near his mobile home. Investigators concluded that he had been attacked, killed and eaten by a cougar several days earlier. 2032: 2013: 1994: 2796: 952: 2631: 1468: 1811: 103:, fatal lightning strikes, or fatal bee stings. Children are particularly vulnerable. The majority of the child victims listed here were not accompanied by adults. 2980: 2550: 967: 100: 2198:"Mountain Lion Killing Baby a Faked Story" Santa Ana Register, Santa Ana, California. February 1, 1909. Page 5. Retrieved January 30, 2019, via Newspapers.com. 957: 215:β€” Killed by a cougar in Bushy Cane Creek. The victim and a friend named McCarty both from New York state were attacked. Marklein received fatal injuries. 193:β€” The body of a Norwegian carpenter was found by hunters east of the Santa Caterina Landing. It was partially eaten. The hunters killed a nearby cougar. 1757: 1425: 861:β€” Killed by a cougar while biking in the foothills near North Bend. Another bicyclist was injured, and the cougar was found and killed later that day. 2560: 2530: 2393: 383:β€” The girl was attacked on a farm 20 miles from Tampico. She was dragged off by the mountain lion, only her clothes were discovered two days later. 2238: 2223: 2555: 1494: 1661: 2470: 2122: 2535: 2040: 2970: 2624: 1794: 1615: 977: 2313: 99:
in the past 100 years, with 28 attacks resulting in fatalities. Fatal cougar attacks are extremely rare and occur much less frequently than
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As with many predators, a cougar may attack if cornered, if a fleeing human stimulates their instinct to chase, or if a person "
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NOTE: this case is highly contentious and experts vary in opinion as to whether or not this was an official cougar attack.
2378: 2303: 794: 2216: 2168: 1126:"Remember the Fort Collins trail runner who killed an attacking mountain lion? Here's what his life has been like since" 924: 694: 628: 466: 1636: 17: 1125: 172: 30: 1940: 2658: 880: 650: 38: 962: 790: 212: 530: 422: 1157: 1140: 1284:"The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, March 02, 1904, Image 2" 2926: 2668: 2209: 2075: 1392: 1359: 1331:"The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kan.) 1892-1980, March 01, 1904, LAST EDITION, Image 5" 1330: 1316: 1283: 816: 624: 576: 444: 266: 1261: 2876: 2775: 1344: 928: 858: 705: 1574: 2944: 1543: 2053: 1966: 2770: 2146:"Brothers identified after El Dorado County mountain lion attack that left 1 dead, the other injured" 1892: 1866: 1732: 972: 2678: 2437: 1393:"Semi-weekly interior journal. [volume] (Stanford, Ky.) 1881-1905, March 04, 1904, Image 4" 768: 150: 65: 2054:"Cyclist who died in Seattle cougar attack remembered in Montreal as pioneer for inclusive biking" 1360:"Der Deutsche correspondent. [volume] (Baltimore, Md.) 1841-1918, March 23, 1904, Image 3" 2201: 2780: 2760: 2755: 1790: 1733:"On Mountain Lions, and the Forgotten Story of the 1909 Church Women Mauled by a Rabid Cougar" 1611: 1548: 1523: 1400: 1367: 1291: 1162: 1084: 314: 1603: 1001: 2821: 2765: 1970: 1579: 1317:"Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, March 01, 1904, Image 2" 1152: 1074: 1066: 1040: 854: 760: 668: 598: 504: 462: 418: 332: 310: 2856: 2036: 2017: 1998: 764: 292: 190: 2184: 1240:"Idaho Semi-Weekly World. (Idaho City, Boise County, [Idaho Territory], Image 1)" 1262:"The Salt Lake herald. (Salt Lake City [Utah) 1870-1909, November 12, 1901, Image 1" 33:
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Stalked by a Mountain Lion: Fear, Fact, and the Uncertain Future of Cougars in America
1054: 425:β€” Wells was attacked and killed by male cougar while he was playing with his sisters. 317:β€” Attacked and killed as he tried to outrun a cougar for about 100 yards (91 m). 2959: 2906: 2871: 2866: 2816: 2806: 2699: 2123:"Cougar apparently killed Oregon woman missing for nearly 2 weeks, investigators say" 1216:"Cyclist Tackled Off Bike And Mauled In The Face By Cougar Saved By 'Heroic' Friends" 947: 916: 872: 850: 808: 782: 711: 686: 642: 627:
resident was attacked and killed while jogging on the American River Canyon Trail in
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on the Hunchback Mountain Trail. The first in Oregon’s recorded history.
715: 690: 672: 572: 511:β€” Stalked and killed by a four-year-old male cougar at Catface Mountain. 208: 1495:"STABS A MOUNTAIN LION.; Texas Farmer Kills Beast That Killed His Child" 2644: 763:
resident was killed by a cougar while skiing on Cascade Fire Road near
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in a forested area. The brother was also injured during the attack.
269:β€” A rabid cougar attacked a woman and child. Both victims died from 1967:"Man killed by mountain lion; cyclists also attacked in California" 1838:
California Department of Fish and Wildlife Nongame Program (2013).
1347:. March 11, 1904. p. 7 – via chroniclingamerica.loc.gov. 793:β€” Attacked, killed and partially devoured while mountain biking at 1333:. March 1, 1904. p. 5 – via chroniclingamerica.loc.gov. 579:β€” Killed and eaten while jogging a familiar route on a hill above 288: 43: 2076:"Cougar Attacks Two Bicyclists in Washington State, Killing One" 2613: 2205: 1992:
Search continues for mountain lion that killed Pinos Altos man
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Lists of deaths due to animal attacks in the United States
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1709:"Young B.C. boy attacked by cougars expected to recover" 1104:"Should You Run or Freeze When You See a Mountain Lion?" 447:β€” Killed by a 3-year-old female cougar while on a hike. 2185:"List of Mountain Lion Attacks on People in California" 2011:
Wounded mountain lion captured, killed near Pinos Altos
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List of fatal cougar attacks in North America by decade
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List of fatal alligator attacks in the United States
2899: 2789: 2651: 2436: 2237: 1610:, University Press of Colorado, pp. 176–189, 649:β€” Killed while hiking alone near Cuyamaca Peak in 1913:"Mountain Lion Kills Boy Hiking in Colorado Park" 693:β€” Killed by an adult female cougar in Colorado's 295:β€” Killed by a pet cougar inside his family home. 88:. The sub-population in Florida is known as the 1426:"The Deseret News - Google News Archive Search" 1191:, Ministry of Environment. 1991. Archived from 2030:Second mountain lion captured near Pinos Altos 1569: 1567: 968:List of fatal snake bites in the United States 697:while hiking when he got ahead of his family. 2625: 2217: 1662:"Ottawa Citizen - Google News Archive Search" 1522:. University of Colorado Press. p. 177. 1493:Times, Special to The New York (1911-08-21). 1469:"Local Heroine Isola Kennedy Sacrificed Life" 339:β€” Killed and eaten while walking on a beach. 8: 2551:South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands 2232:List of fatal cougar attacks in the Americas 1544:"Cougar Trapped, Slain After Killing Boy, 7" 1027:"Citation for claim about lightning strikes" 469:β€” Killed by cougar while walking on a road. 1833: 1831: 1829: 1059:MMWR. Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report 958:List of fatal bear attacks in North America 2632: 2618: 2610: 2224: 2210: 2202: 1602:Lowe, Cara Blessley; Bekoff, Marc (2008), 1575:"Mountain Lion Kills Girl On Mexico Ranch" 893: 829: 731: 547: 479: 393: 121: 95:Over 130 attacks have been documented in 1518:Lowe, Cara Blessley (November 30, 2008). 1156: 1151:(3). Wilderness Medical Society: 169–73. 1141:"Cougar Attacks on Humans: A Case Report" 1078: 1055:"Citation for claim about bees and wasps" 361:β€” A woman was killed by a mountain lion. 1637:"MOUNTAIN LION KILLS BOY, 8, ON A HIKE" 1604:"Deaths by Cougar Attack, 1890-Present" 1272:– via chroniclingamerica.loc.gov. 1250:– via chroniclingamerica.loc.gov. 993: 68:. The cougar is also commonly known as 2041:New Mexico Department of Game and Fish 1758:"Jogger Apparently Killed By A Cougar" 1102:Subramanian, Sushma (April 14, 2009). 1041:"Citation for claim about snake bites" 913:Taylen Robert Claude Brooks, 21, Male 2981:Animal attacks by geographic location 1145:Wilderness and Environmental Medicine 978:List of wolf attacks in North America 613:Barbara Barsalou Schoener, 40, Female 52:This is a list of known or suspected 7: 1467:Cheek, Martin (November 10, 2006). 1891:Zaidle, Don (September 18, 2007). 1185:Environmental Stewardship Division 25: 1865:Deegan, Joe (September 9, 2004). 433:Kenneth Clark Nolan, 8 or 9, Male 201:A. C. Marklein, age unknown, Male 2940: 2939: 2427: 2394:Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 779:Mark Jeffrey Reynolds, 35, Male 1810:Raia, James (April 27, 2004). 1707:Dickson, Louise (2019-03-30). 1189:Government of British Columbia 1: 2169:"Fatal Mountain Lion Attacks" 2125:. Fox News. 11 September 2018 2074:Stevens, Matt (20 May 2018). 1789:. Globe Pequot. p. 171. 1214:Wanshel, Elyse (2024-03-18). 795:Whiting Ranch Wilderness Park 519:Jake Thomas Gardipee, 5, Male 455:Matilda Mae Samuel, 7, Female 225:*NOTE: Probable false report 183:Frank Cook, age unknown, Male 2971:Deaths due to cougar attacks 2103:. The Topeka Capital-Journal 2043:, press release July 1, 2008 1844:Mountain Lions in California 1397:Semi-Weekly Interior Journal 1290:. 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Brooks, 32, Male 223:Child Brown, 2 or 14 47: 2927:Seabather's eruption 1867:"Mountain Lion Hype" 1762:St. Petersburg Times 973:List of wolf attacks 35:adding missing items 2731:Black widow spider 2561:U.S. Virgin Islands 2404:Trinidad and Tobago 2249:Antigua and Barbuda 2144:Ayestas, Jonathan. 1608:Listening to Cougar 1520:Listening to Cougar 1264:. November 12, 1901 1242:. September 2, 1868 866:September 11, 2018 769:Banff National Park 66:chronological order 2314:Dominican Republic 1973:. January 11, 2004 1764:. January 18, 1991 1641:The New York Times 1499:The New York Times 1195:on August 23, 2007 636:December 10, 1994 516:September 9, 1989 300:December 17, 1924 263:Santa Clara County 180:November 11, 1901 50: 2953: 2952: 2607: 2606: 1796:978-0-7627-4315-5 1617:978-1-60732-036-4 1549:The Reading Eagle 1399:. 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Index

List of fatal cougar attacks in North America by decade
dynamic list
adding missing items
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cougar
North America
chronological order
North America
fatal snake bites
plays dead
USA
Oregon
Lane County
USA
California
Siskiyou County
Mexico
Baja California
USA
Kentucky
Magoffin County
USA
California
Balboa
USA
California
Santa Clara County
Morgan Hill
rabies

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