21-year-old killed in mountain lion attack, younger brother survived - first fatal mauling in California since 2004



A brutal mountain lion attack took the life of a 21-year-old California man, and left his younger with "traumatic injuries," according to authorities.

Two brothers – ages 18 and 21 – were reportedly antler shed hunting in Georgetown, California. A mountain lion attacked the pair in the wilderness of the remote area of Northern California on Saturday afternoon.

During the vicious mountain lion attack, the brothers were separated in the area about 40 miles northeast of Sacramento.

The younger brother called 911 at 1:13 p.m. to report the animal attack, according to the El Dorado County Sheriff’s Office.

Around 1:46 p.m., deputies began searching the area for the brothers.

Deputies and paramedics located the older brother and encountered the mountain lion that was crouched next to the 21-year-old California man on the ground, according to authorities. Law enforcement officers reportedly fired shots "scaring the mountain lion off so they could render aid" to the man on the ground.

Sadly, the older brother had succumbed to his injuries from the mountain lion attack and was already dead by the time emergency crews were able to get to the man.

The 18-year-old brother suffered “traumatic injuries” to his face and was transported to a local hospital for treatment, the El Dorado County Sheriff’s Office stated.

Authorities did not reveal the name of the man mauled to death in the animal attack or the younger brother who was injured.

Wardens from the California Department of Fish and Wildlife and the El Dorado County Trapper were summoned to locate the mountain lion involved in the fatal attack. The mountain lion was located and animal agency agents "dispatched it," according to officials.

Mountain lion attacks on humans are extremely rare.

The California Department of Fish and Wildlife has reported 13 mountain lion attacks in the state since 2004. There has only been one fatal mountain lion attack in that time period, which happened in 2004. A 35-year-old male was killed by a mountain lion in the Whiting Ranch Regional Park.

There have only been three fatal mountain lion attacks on humans in California since 1994, according to the agency.

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Navy veteran has jaw torn off during bear attack — but manages to keep his sense of humor



A Navy veteran had his jaw torn off during a ferocious bear attack in Montana. Despite the horrific mauling, the man has managed to keep his sense of humor.

Rudy Noorlander is in critical but stable condition after being viciously attacked by a large bear.

On Friday, Noorlander was assisting two hunters track down a deer that they had shot and killed. He rented out ATVs to the hunters from his rental company.

His daughter, KateLynn Davis, said of her father, "Rudy, being the good Samaritan that he is, decided to help them search for it."

The group went to find the deer in Custer Gallatin National Forest – just outside Big Sky – roughly 55 miles north of Yellowstone National Park.

While on the Yellow Mule Trail, Noorlander noticed a small bear. The 61-year-old took out his rifle to scare away the animal. However, he was ambushed by a much larger bear when he was distracted.

"Rudy aimed his gun at the bear but his firearm misfired, making his best choice of defense his fists as he did not have any time to get his bear spray from his backpack," his daughter explained. "As the bear lunged, the only thing Rudy could do was punch the bear in hopes of slowing it down. Unfortunately, it did not, and after the first punch the grizzly was on top of Rudy."

The hunters were able to scare off the bear and call for help.

However, the brutal bear attack left Noorlander unconscious and seriously wounded. He remained unconscious for two hours because the rescue team in a helicopter reportedly needed to wait for another rescue helicopter in case there were still bears in the area.

Rudy was airlifted to Bozeman Health Deaconess Regional Medical Center in Montana, where he had surgery. He was then airlifted to the University of Utah Hospital for further treatment.

The savage animal attack reportedly left Noorlander with nightmarish injuries, including having his lower jaw ripped off by the 10-foot grizzly bear.

"The bear broke part of his throat, so they're putting a plate down in there to stabilize it. Then [in about a week and a half,] they're going to do the major reconstruction surgery where they take the bone out of his leg and reconstruct the chin and everything," Kary Noorlander Lyman, Noorlander's sister, told KTSU.

The grizzly bear also left large scratches on Noorlander's chest, arms, and legs.

Despite the soul-crushing bear attack, Noorlander hasn't lost his sense of humor.

"One of the nurses, when he first came in, said, 'We understand you're kissing bears,' and he wrote on [a board], 'Bear French kiss ME.' And she said, 'Oh, bad breath?' And he said, 'Yes,'" Lyman said.

Noorlander wrote on the board that his goal was "to make someone smile."

KateLynn started a GoFundMe campaign to assist with Rudy's medical bills.

"Rudy is a Navy Veteran and has VA insurance but due to the surgeries and his time in the hospital he will need additional funding to help pay for his extensive medical bills," the listing read.

The campaign has raised more than $40,000 in four days.

The U.S. Forest Service implemented an emergency closure in the area near the animal attack to track down the grizzly bear. Authorities say the bear may have been shot.

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Florida woman impaled by stingray near beach, missed puncturing her lungs by an inch: 'I was certain that I was going to die'



A Florida woman was certain she was going to die after being impaled by a stingray while wading in the water close to the beach on Tuesday afternoon. The venomous barb came within an inch of puncturing her lungs.

Kristie Cataffo-O’Brien, of Tampa, was visiting nearby Bahia Beach in Ruskin, Florida. Cataffo-O’Brien tried to cool off by relaxing in the knee-deep waters of Tampa Bay. Suddenly, Cataffo-O’Brien felt a sharp pain.

"I felt something sting me right away. I felt like it was a jellyfish maybe or something, but it was super, super painful,” Cataffo-O’Brien told WFLA. "I started to stand up, and that’s when [her husband] was like, 'No, don’t move at all, there’s a stingray and it’s on you.'"

Her husband attempted to hold the stingray steady, but the animal kept thrashing around, digging the animal's sharp spine deeper into Kristie's back.

"The stingray was moving and flopping around and anytime there was a wave, or anything moved, I could feel the barb just driving into my back," Cataffo-O’Brien explained.

"I was trying to stay as calm as I could," Cataffo-O'Brien told FOX 13. "But I was certain that I was going to die because, I mean, like everyone has like this picture of Steve Irwin when he literally was punctured in his chest."

Irwin, best known as the "The Crocodile Hunter," died in September 2006 after he was pierced in the heart by a stingray barb while filming in Australia's Great Barrier Reef.

Cataffo-O’Brien narrowly missed a situation that could have been worse because the venomous spike came within about an inch of puncturing her lungs.

911 was called, but it took 45 minutes for first responders to arrive. While still at the beach, paramedics cut the stingray at the base of its tail. However, two barbs were still buried in her upper back.

Cataffo-O’Brien was rushed to the hospital, where doctors surgically removed the barbs.

Kristie said of her back, "It's still incredibly sore there. It's like spurts of pain. And they say that's just because of the toxin that's actually in the barb of the stingray itself."

She is expected to remain hospitalized for a few more days over concerns regarding the stingray's venom.

Cataffo-O’Brien said she plans on going back in the water, but maybe not in Tampa Bay.

"I'll go back in the water again, probably not in the bay," Kristie said. "I probably won't be swimming in the bay. But I mean, stingrays are out there, and we're in their environment."

She added, "We're kind of at the mercy of the marine life. This is their territory, it’s not our territory. I lived in Florida for a very long time. You never think anything like that can happen, and I’m still in shock."

The Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission notes that the southern stingray is a non-aggressive species that "scavenges the surf zone for food." Humans can accidentally step on stingrays as the animal buries itself under the sand. Those in shallow waters of Florida should do a "stingray shuffle," shuffling your feet in the sand to scare off any stingrays.

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Riveting video shows killer whales attacking race yachts: 'Three orcas came straight at us and started hitting the rudders'



Intense video shows the moment that killer whales attacked yachts competing in a race. The orcas rammed, bit, and nudged the boats in the Atlantic Ocean.

A pod of orcas attacked two race yachts competing in the Ocean Race — an international sailing race that started in 1973. The Ocean Race for this year started in January in Alicante, Spain, and concludes in Genova, Italy, at the end of June.

The killer whales attacked Team JAJO of Amsterdam and Mirpuri Trifork Racing of Portugal on Thursday afternoon.

While the boats were sailing in the Atlantic Ocean west of Gibraltar, a pod of orcas became alarmingly aggressive.

There was one orca that rammed the Team JAJO boat. Killer whales pushed up against the boat and bit the rudder.

Video taken from a waterproof camera shows a killer whale repeatedly nudging the rudder.

"Twenty minutes ago we got hit by some orcas," Team JAJO skipper Jelmer van Beek said in a news release. "Three orcas came straight at us and started hitting the rudders. Impressive to see the orcas, beautiful animals, but also a dangerous moment for us as a team."

He added, "We took down the sails and slowed down the boat as quickly as possible and luckily after a few attacks they went away. … This was a scary moment."

There were no reported injuries or damage to the race yachts.

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On Monday, an orca attacked a seven-ton yacht off the Shetland Islands in Scotland.

Retired Dutch physicist Dr. Wim Rutten said he was fishing for mackerel off the back of the boat when the killer whale started attacking his boat. The orca repeatedly rammed the stern and created "soft shocks" through the aluminum hull, according to Rutten.

"What I felt [was] most frightening was the very loud breathing of the animal," Rutten told the Guardian. "Maybe he just wanted to play. Or look me in the eyes. Or to get rid of the fishing line."

This is said to be the first known killer whale attack in the area.

Captain Dan Kriz, a delivery skipper with more than 20 years of sailing experience, had two worrisome encounters with orcas in the past three years.

"First time, we could hear them communicating under the boat," Kriz told Newsweek. "This time, they were quiet, and it didn't take them that long to destroy both rudders. Looks like they knew exactly what they are doing. They didn't touch anything else."

Kriz called the behavior "unusual."

Last month, several orcas rammed into boats in the Strait of Gibraltar.

Killer whale attacks on boats have tripled in the past two years, according to Grupo de Trabajo Orca Atlántica, a group that researches orcas in the region.

Andrew W. Trites, professor and director of Marine Mammal Research at the University of British Columbia, told CBS News, "Nobody knows why this is happening. My idea, or what anyone would give you, is informed speculation. It is a total mystery, unprecedented."

Dr. Alfredo López, of the Grupo de Trabajo Orca Atlántica, said: "We know that many boats use fishing lines from the stern to fish and it is a motivation for orcas, they come to examine them."

Lopez said the focus on the boats' rudders could be because they previously "had a bad experience and try to stop the boat so as not to repeat it."

Orcas are part of the cetaceans group, which also includes whales, dolphins, and porpoises.

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Video: 2 toddlers injured in separate coyote attacks in Arizona



Two toddlers were injured in separate coyote attacks in Arizona last week.

Video from a surveillance camera caught the moment that the large coyote attacked a 21-month-old boy in Scottsdale, Arizona. The coyote is seen in the video stalking the toddler near his home before knocking him down and biting him on Wednesday. The toddler screamed and the animal released him from his jaw.

The boy's mother, Kelly Pirozzi, ran to protect her son from the coyote. The animal scampered away. She then rushed the boy into their home.

"It happened so quickly," Pirozzi told ABC News.

The boy suffered minor bite marks.

There was another coyote attack only four days earlier, just half a mile away from Pirozzi's home.

A toddler was at a playground near an elementary school when the child was attacked by a coyote, according to Darren Julian, an urban wildlife specialist with the Arizona Game and Fish Department.

Thankfully that toddler's injuries were also minor, with some "scrape marks on his stomach."

Officials suspect the same coyote committed both attacks.

Julian said coyote attacks are rare, and these are the first in the Phoenix area since 2017.

However, Julian warned residents to be "extra vigilant," even in their own backyards.

The Arizona Game and Fish Department said it is "looking for a large, healthy coyote that has injured two toddlers in Scottsdale."

"The coyote shows little fear of people and may have been illegally fed in the past," the statement read. "Parents of toddlers in the area should keep their children close when outdoors and be vigilant until the Arizona Game and Fish Department is able to locate and remove the offending coyote."

Members of the Arizona Game and Fish Department and officers with the Scottsdale Police Department are patrolling the area to locate the coyote.

The Arizona Game and Fish Department is asking anyone who spots a coyote in the Scottsdale area to immediately call 623-236-7201.

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3-year-old Louisiana girl may never smile again after being mauled by foster dog that ate toddler's face: 'She was being thrown all over the place'



A 3-year-old Louisiana girl may never smile again after being mauled in a vicious dog attack. The foster dog ate the little girl's face during the attack.

On March 16, Emily Roark was attacked by a foster dog that her family had brought into their home in less than 24 hours before the horrific attack. The girl's mother said the dog and the girl were "very sweet together," according to the Daily Mail. The dog, named Tater Tot, even let Emily give it kisses on the snout.

Rebekka Bolline, Emily's mother, said, "They had a good relationship. The dog let her kiss her face, on the snout, let her pet her and everything."

"The little bit of time that they were around each other, they were very sweet with each other," Bolline said. "Emily came downstairs and she was petting the dog from the back of the neck to his back, very, very softly."

Bolline recalled, "In a matter of seconds, it barked and latched on her face and then started shaking her side to side, while I'm screaming, 'Get off my baby! Get off my baby!'"

"When the dog bit and latched onto her, she didn't make a sound," the mother explained. "Her body went limp and she was being thrown all over the place."

"At that moment, I just thought that she wasn't going to make it and that she was going to die," Bolline said. "I didn't know how to help her. I couldn't get the dog off her. I kept screaming. I don't remember how I got the dog off – I blocked it out."

The mother reportedly said the dog eventually released Emily from its jaws, but not before the animal had "ingested" some of the toddler's flesh from her face.

"Her cheek was chewed up very badly," Bolline added. "The dog ingested some of her face."

Emily was rushed from her house in Slidell to a local hospital and then transferred to the Children's International Pediatrics Hospital in New Orleans.

Emily suffered muscle damage that may prevent her from ever smiling again. She also has wounds on her cheeks, lips, and inside her mouth. Emily will require multiple reconstruction surgeries.

Tater Tot was euthanized by animal control after the dog attack.

Bolline said the whole reason that they started fostering Tater Tot was because Emily desperately wanted a puppy.

The mother said Emily now has a "fear of animals."

Bolline said, "Every once in a while, she's in a lot of pain she'll point to herself and say, 'Mommy I die, mommy I die. Puppy was hungry,' which is heartbreaking."

A GoFundMe was launched to raise money to pay for medical treatment for the young girl.

"March 16th my 3-year-old daughter got attacked by a pitbull. We were fostering a dog and that morning as Emily was softly petting the dog it attacked her," the profile on the crowdfunding website reads. "The doctors say she will not be able to smile or eat on one side of her face and her tear duct may have been damaged as well. We were discharged yesterday but will need multiple reconstruction surgery. Anything helps, God bless."

Bolline said, "I will never trust a dog ever again. It snapped for no reason."

In February, a 6-year-old girl was mauled during a dog attack, The brutal assault in Maine forced the little girl to undergo a 12-hour emergency surgery and require more than 1,000 stitches.

A family friend said of the girl, "Her salivary glands aren’t working … and doctors said she won't be able to smile again. Muscles are too damaged."

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Pennsylvania woman mauled to death while feeding neighbor's dog with young son nearby



A Pennsylvania woman was mauled to death in a dog attack. The victim was allegedly killed while feeding the dog of her neighbor, who was out of town.

Kristin Potter, 38, went to a neighbor's house in Centre Township in Perry County. The mother-of-two had an agreement to feed the neighbor's dogs – three Great Danes and a French bulldog. The woman had reportedly fed the dogs previously and brought her young son along with her.

While attempting to feed the dogs, two of the Great Danes attacked Potter and mauled her to death. Her young son watched as his mother was attacked before running to get help.

Coroner Robert Ressler said, "He was present at the scene, but I don't think he was there for much of it. As soon as he saw the dogs starting to attack his mother, he ran across the road to have his brother call 911."

The third Great Dane and French bulldog did not attack Potter.

Emergency responders and police officers arrived at the home, but were unable to save Potter from the deadly dog attack. The police were not able to get to Potter until animal control reached the home and tranquilized the assaulting dogs.

The two Great Danes that mauled Potter to death were euthanized by a veterinarian.

State police are investigating the dog attack death. State trooper Kelly Abati said there was not yet a decision if the dogs' owner would face criminal charges.

The dogs' owner said she was "heartbroken."

Wendy Sabathne said, "I’m in shock. I’m in disbelief and I just want to die. I can’t believe this happened."

Potter's younger sister Jennifer Keefer told WGAL, "Kristin just had a very beautiful personality. When you're around her, you just feel better. When you talk to her, you just feel better."

"With all the tragedy that has happened in her life, she still had a high belief in God," Keefer explained. "She was just like that. She felt like there is a reason for everything."

"You can talk to her about anything. She never judged you. She never judged anyone based on anything," Keefer said. "She gave everyone the benefit of the doubt. She always wanted to make up with people. Even people that did her wrong."

"She was just loveable to be around," Keefer added. "Everyone loved her. She was my best friend."

The American Kennel Club noted that Great Danes are "easygoing," but grow to an "imposing" height of 32 inches tall.

"Despite their sweet nature, Danes are alert home guardians," AKC said.

Between 1979 and 1998, there were only seven fatal dog attacks by Great Danes.

Earlier this month, a 65-year-old man was mauled to death man was mauled to death by a pack of dogs in Alabama.

Last month, an 81-year-old Texas man was killed by a dog in San Antonio.

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65-year-old man mauled to death by pack of dogs; woman carries gun to protect herself from dog attacks in town



A 65-year-old Alabama man was mauled to death by a pack of dogs. Dog attacks are allegedly so common in the small Alabama town that one woman has been forced to pack a gun on her daily walks to protect herself.

Joe Cleveland Scott was killed by a pack of dogs in the community of McDonald Chapel, Alabama. Police say the dog attack happened just before 7 a.m. on Tuesday.

A passerby notified authorities after seeing the lifeless body on the road. Deputies with the Jefferson County Sheriff’s Office found Scott unresponsive. Scott was pronounced dead on the scene at 7:08 a.m., according to Alabama.com.

The Jefferson County Coroner's Office performed an autopsy and determined that Scott's death was caused by the injuries "sustained during the dog attack."

Jefferson County Animal Control set up traps and captured the six large dogs suspected to have killed Scott. The dogs were taken to animal control facilities and euthanized.

Jefferson County Sheriff's Office Lt. Joni Money said, "It is unusual for somebody to be attacked. My understanding from these neighbors is these dogs have been in the area for a while and have not been aggressive."

However, others in the community say loose dogs have been a threat.

Douglas Peterson told WVTM-TV, "[I] had a cat in the backyard. They grabbed it, killed it and left it. Boom it's over. It could be pretty bad when they get together."

Consuella Lewis — who lives down the street from where the dog mauling took place — said there have been dangerous dogs in the neighborhood since at least 2021. Lewis told ABC 33/40 that she is so fearful of the roaming packs of dogs in McDonald Chapel that she carries a gun and a cane to protect herself during her daily walks in the neighborhood.

"I actually have to have my gun on me just to walk because the dogs are vicious," Lewis explained. "I would give a warning shot in the air for the dogs for them to 'shoosh' off and that worked at first but as they got used to it they just was like, 'We can still bite her she ain’t going to do nothing.' That’s when I started with the stick for bite marks and stuff.”

Lewis said she had contacted Jefferson County Animal Control on multiple occasions regarding the roaming dogs in the neighborhood. However, she claimed that she was never given a response.

Allison Black Cornelius — the CEO of the Greater Birmingham Humane Society and representative for Jefferson County Animal Control — conceded that they had received calls, but admitted that a lack of staff prevents them from taking action.

"We've got 5 ACO’s, I think Birmingham has 6 or 7. It’s just we can't hire enough people to catch all of these dogs and make people safe. We need to prevent it," Cornelius told the TV news station.

Cornelius blames the increase of threatening dogs on irresponsible pet owners.

"Stop breeding dogs. If you’re not a responsible breeder of dogs you need to get out of the backyard puppy business because that is exactly who’s contributing to this," Cornelius said.


WATCH: “I actually have to have my gun on me just to walk because the dogs are vicious," said Consuella Lewis.

Lewis has lived in Mcdonald Chapel for more than 40 years. The amount of unkept and aggressive dogs she sees in her neighborhood has become a huge concern. @abc3340 pic.twitter.com/1SylrafCX8
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6-year-old girl may never smile again after needing 1,000 stitches from being mauled in pit bull attack



A 6-year-old girl was the victim of a vicious dog attack in Maine. The young girl may never smile again after being mauled by a pit bull.

Lily Norton was at a friend's house and playing cards in the kitchen when she was ferociously mauled by the dog on Feb 18. The friend's mother was dogsitting a pit bull mastiff, but walked out of the room – that's when the dog pounced on Lily's face.

"They were going to play cards at the table, so she sat down at the table, the friend went and got the cards, and then as soon as the friend walked back in the room, she screamed to her mom because the dog had Lily in her mouth," said Dorothy Norton – the girl's mom.

Lily was rushed to a nearby hospital, but the 6-year-old's injuries were so severe that she had to be flown to the Boston Children's Hospital via medical helicopter.

The young girl underwent a 12-hour emergency surgery and needed more than 1,000 stitches.

Dorothy said Lily was having a difficult time in the hospital.

The mother told WGME-TV, "She kept trying to take the tube out and that's not a good thing, so they had to tie her hands down. Which is hard to see."

Family friend CJ Pitcher said Lily's doctors believe that the little girl may never smile again due to the extensive damage to her face.

"Her salivary glands aren’t working … and doctors said she won't be able to smile again. Muscles are too damaged," Pitcher said.

Pitcher said Lily needed to be sedated for at least a week to prevent her from scratching her face as her injuries heal.

A GoFundMe campaign was launched by Pitcher's son to help raise money for Lily's long road to recovery.

The Pitchers decided to include a graphic photo of Lily in her current state.

"Everybody hears about dog attacks, but they can’t really picture in their head what that looks like," Pitcher said. "So, we put it up."

Dorothy said of her daughter, "She's so energetic. She loves to be outside, loves it. And she doesn't hate all dogs, at least that's what she told me. She just doesn't want to see that one again."

The pit bull mastiff will reportedly be quarantined for 10 days and then evaluated to determine the next steps.

Chesterville Animal Control Officer Dexter “Buzz” Bridges said an investigation is ongoing into the dog attack.

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In the past few months, several children have been severely injured and even killed in dog attacks.

Last month, a 7-year-old boy from Idaho was mauled to death in a brutal dog attack. The boy's mother attempted to save her son from the pack of dogs, but she was too late, and she was hospitalized because of the wounds she suffered,

Also in January, a 7-year-old Louisiana girl was mauled to death by a neighbor's pit bull.

In the same month, an 11-year-old Georgia boy had 80% of his scalp ripped off when three pit bulls mauled him.

In December, a 4-day-old baby was killed by the family's Siberian husky.

In October, two small children in Tennessee were mauled to death by the family's two pit bulls. The mother of the children was also attacked. She survived but needed to be hospitalized.

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Woman nearly mauled to death by lion after failed robbery in Mexico, survives by biting beast back: 'Oh my God who attacked me'



A woman was nearly mauled to death when a large lion pounced on her outside her home in Mexico. The lion was allegedly able to break free from a nearby home after a failed robbery.

On Jan. 31, Lidia Hernández was finishing her laundry outside her home in the central Mexican state of Aguascalientes. Suddenly, out of nowhere, Hernández was attacked by a six-foot-long African lion.

Hernández initially believed that she was being assaulted by a human because she only saw a huge shadow from the corner of her eye.

"I remember that I was just opening the door when I was going to go out to rinse some pants," Hernández told Mexican newspaper El Heraldo de Mexico. "When I opened the door she jumped on me, and I said, 'Oh my God who attacked me.' I thought it was a big shadow, a shadow of person."

Only when she heard the lion starting to growl at her did she know that she was the victim of a vicious animal attack.

Hernández was barely able to escape the lion attack with her life by reportedly biting the lion near its eye. However, the woman suffered multiple injuries to her leg, arm, and head. She was rushed to the nearby Hospital Miguel Hidalgo in critical condition, according to the Daily Star.

Univision shared a video of the 40-year-old woman's severe wounds.

The lion's owner, Geovany Javier, was able to yank the big cat off Hernández and bring the lion inside a vehicle.

The outlet reported, "The feline's owner said that he had all the legal permits to keep her in her home, but some thieves broke into her house to steal it and the animal took the opportunity to go out into the street."

The 2-year-old lion named Salomé reportedly killed two dogs and a cat on the street before attacking Hernández.

Salomé eats more than 30 pounds of meat a day, according to 34-year-old Javier.

Hernández is recovering at her home but has been relegated to a wheelchair because of her injuries from the lion attack. She is demanding Javier pay for her health care bills.

"Well, I would tell him to make himself responsible, make himself responsible and give me a house to live in, help me start a business so that I can support myself and ... give me money to recover," Hernández said, according to the Daily Mail.

Javier reportedly said that he would not pay for her medical bills since the lion allegedly escaped its cage after a botched burglary.

Salomé was confiscated from Javier by the Mexican attorney general for environmental protection. A nine-month-old male lion named "Cachito" also allegedly escaped from Javier's house and was confiscated by authorities.

Javier was arrested and is being investigated for causing malicious injury.

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