Emaciated cougar killed after attacking woman in her home

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TRAIL (NEWS1130)  – Conservation officers have tracked down and killed an old, emaciated cougar after the animal attacked a woman in her home in the West Kootenay region.

Sgt. Rob Hawton of the Trail RCMP says the attack, which took place Saturday night, was extremely rare and was driven by the animal’s desperation for food.

Hawton says the woman was sitting on her sofa and had some puppies in the house with her when the cougar walked through an open door and attacked.

He says the woman and her dog fought the animal off, chasing it out of her house.

The animal was gone by the time police arrived, but Hawton says the woman suffered some minor injuries to her upper leg from the cougar’s claws.

Hawton says conservation officers tracked down and killed the cougar Monday morning.

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