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Man Kills Cougar With Pocket Knife
VICTORIA, British Columbia (AP) —
A 61-year-old man was seriously slashed in a battle with a cougar in British Columbia, but managed to kill the animal with his pocket knife, officials said Friday. The 100-pound cat leaped on Dave Parker from behind Thursday evening as he walked down a road a mile south of Port Alice, a village on Vancouver Island about 230 miles north of Victoria.
Conservation officer Ken Fujino said Parker was being mauled by the adult male but was able to reach his 3-inch knife. Port Alice Mayor Larry Pepper added Parker then slit its throat.
Despite extensive wounds, Parker managed to walk about a mile for help.
He underwent surgery Friday at Victoria's Royal Jubilee Hospital and was listed in stable condition, said spokeswoman Lianne Peterson.
Royal Canadian Mounted Police officer Jeff Flindall said police found Parker's knife next to the dead cougar.
Vancouver Island has the highest concentration of cougars in British Columbia. Officials said there have been 16 cougar attacks on Vancouver Island since 1970, including three deaths.
The last fatal attack occurred in August 1996 when a 36-year-old woman died while fighting off a cougar that mauled her son.
Ein Grund mehr, ein Taschenmesser zu tragen: die große böse Miezekatze !
Ich wünsche dem Verletzten jedenfalls gute Besserung und hoffe, daß er das Fell als Andenken behalten darf.
Munter bleiben,
Tobse!
Man Kills Cougar With Pocket Knife
VICTORIA, British Columbia (AP) —
A 61-year-old man was seriously slashed in a battle with a cougar in British Columbia, but managed to kill the animal with his pocket knife, officials said Friday. The 100-pound cat leaped on Dave Parker from behind Thursday evening as he walked down a road a mile south of Port Alice, a village on Vancouver Island about 230 miles north of Victoria.
Conservation officer Ken Fujino said Parker was being mauled by the adult male but was able to reach his 3-inch knife. Port Alice Mayor Larry Pepper added Parker then slit its throat.
Despite extensive wounds, Parker managed to walk about a mile for help.
He underwent surgery Friday at Victoria's Royal Jubilee Hospital and was listed in stable condition, said spokeswoman Lianne Peterson.
Royal Canadian Mounted Police officer Jeff Flindall said police found Parker's knife next to the dead cougar.
Vancouver Island has the highest concentration of cougars in British Columbia. Officials said there have been 16 cougar attacks on Vancouver Island since 1970, including three deaths.
The last fatal attack occurred in August 1996 when a 36-year-old woman died while fighting off a cougar that mauled her son.
Ein Grund mehr, ein Taschenmesser zu tragen: die große böse Miezekatze !
Ich wünsche dem Verletzten jedenfalls gute Besserung und hoffe, daß er das Fell als Andenken behalten darf.
Munter bleiben,
Tobse!