A mother jumps to the rescue of her kid even if that means fighting a mountain lion with bare hands.

The incident took place in southern California where a five-year-old boy was playing outside his home in Calabasas. While the boy was enjoying his time, a 65-pound mountain lion appeared out of nowhere and targeted the small kid.

It dragged the boy for nearly 45 yards from across the front lawn as the boy started screaming for help. As soon as the mother heard the screams, she rushed outside of the house and started punching the lion with her bare hands.

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"The true hero of this story is his mom because she absolutely saved her son’s life," said Captain Patrick Foy, a spokesman with the California department of fish and wildlife. "She ran out of the house and started punching and striking the mountain lion with her bare hands and got him off her son."

As soon as the mother saved her son from the mountain lion, the couple immediately drove the boy to the hospital and notified the law enforcement.

The officers noticed that the mountain lion was crouching behind the bushes with its "ears back and hissing" at the officers.

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"Due to its behavior and proximity to the attack, the warden believed it was likely the attacking lion and to protect public safety shot and killed it on site," the wildlife department said in a statement.

The officials also ran DNA tests on the boy to make sure the attack was by the lion mountain only, and the tests confirmed the claim.

After the incident, another mountain lion was spotted in the area. It was tranquilised and released into the wild unharmed.

A mother jumps to the rescue of her kid even if that means fighting a mountain lion with bare hands. The incident took place in southern California where a five-year-old boy was playing outside his home in Calabasas.

A mother jumps to the rescue of her kid even if that means fighting a mountain lion with bare hands. The incident took place in southern California where a five-year-old boy was playing outside his home in Calabasas. While the boy was enjoying his time, a 65-pound mountain lion appeared out of nowhere and targeted the small kid. It dragged the boy for nearly 45 yards from across the front lawn as the boy started screaming for help. As soon as the mother heard the screams, she rushed outside of the house and started punching the lion with her bare hands. Also read | British man held for injecting blood through syringes in food items in supermarkets "The true hero of this story is his mom because she absolutely saved her son’s life," said Captain Patrick Foy, a spokesman with the California department of fish and wildlife. "She ran out of the house and started punching and striking the mountain lion with her bare hands and got him off her son." As soon as the mother saved her son from the mountain lion, the couple immediately drove the boy to the hospital and notified the law enforcement. The officers noticed that the mountain lion was crouching behind the bushes with its "ears back and hissing" at the officers. Also read | Majority of voters in Northern Ireland want vote on staying in UK "Due to its behavior and proximity to the attack, the warden believed it was likely the attacking lion and to protect public safety shot and killed it on site," the wildlife department said in a statement. The officials also ran DNA tests on the boy to make sure the attack was by the lion mountain only, and the tests confirmed the claim. After the incident, another mountain lion was spotted in the area. It was tranquilised and released into the wild unharmed.

Mother fights mountain lion with bare hands to save her 5-year-old son

<div style="text-align: justify;">Human flesh and hair were found inside the stomach of a bear suspected of attacking at least one of four people in northern Japan who appeared to have died from such assaults, officials said Tuesday. 
 
Bear attacks on humans are not unusual in the mountainous Akita prefecture on Japan&#39;s main island of Honshu, but fatal ones are, with only eight tallied from 1979 to 2015. 
 
Last month, however, three men,&nbsp;two in their 70s and one in his 60s, died in what appeared to be bear attacks while harvesting bamboo shoots in three separate incidents in a mountain forest. 
 
The body of a fourth victim, a badly mauled 74-year-old woman, was discovered Friday. The woman had reportedly been picking wild plants. 
 
Hunters killed a bear just 10 metres from the spot where her remains were discovered. 
 
Hideki Abe, an Akita prefectural official, told AFP that human remains and hair samples were discovered inside the bear&#39;s stomach on Monday. 
 
Abe described the body part as &quot;a piece of human flesh,&quot; without elaborating.&nbsp;He, however,&nbsp;stressed that it remained to be determined if that particular bear was responsible for the woman&#39;s death. 
 
&quot;Two thirds of the stomach was filled with bamboo shoots,&quot; he said, suggesting that little human flesh was likely consumed by the bear, and that it was not the only one involved in the attacks. 
 
Bamboo shoots are a staple food for bears at this time of year, while Japanese go into the mountains to harvest the popular seasonal plants to eat or sell. 
 
The prefecture has not captured any bears in traps set up on Friday in Kazuno city&nbsp;where the mountain is located, Abe added. 
Prefecture and city officials have told locals to stay away, but some are not heeding the warnings. 
 
Police and firefighters are patrolling the mountains daily, encouraging anyone found there to leave, according to the prefecture. 
(AFP)</div>

Last month three men died in probable bear attacks while harvesting bamboo shoots in three separate incidents in a mountain forest

Human flesh and hair were found inside the stomach of a bear suspected of attacking at least one of four people in northern Japan who appeared to have died from such assaults, officials said Tuesday. Bear attacks on humans are not unusual in the mountainous Akita prefecture on Japan's main island of Honshu, but fatal ones are, with only eight tallied from 1979 to 2015. Last month, however, three men, two in their 70s and one in his 60s, died in what appeared to be bear attacks while harvesting bamboo shoots in three separate incidents in a mountain forest. The body of a fourth victim, a badly mauled 74-year-old woman, was discovered Friday. The woman had reportedly been picking wild plants. Hunters killed a bear just 10 metres from the spot where her remains were discovered. Hideki Abe, an Akita prefectural official, told AFP that human remains and hair samples were discovered inside the bear's stomach on Monday. Abe described the body part as "a piece of human flesh," without elaborating. He, however, stressed that it remained to be determined if that particular bear was responsible for the woman's death. "Two thirds of the stomach was filled with bamboo shoots," he said, suggesting that little human flesh was likely consumed by the bear, and that it was not the only one involved in the attacks. Bamboo shoots are a staple food for bears at this time of year, while Japanese go into the mountains to harvest the popular seasonal plants to eat or sell. The prefecture has not captured any bears in traps set up on Friday in Kazuno city where the mountain is located, Abe added. Prefecture and city officials have told locals to stay away, but some are not heeding the warnings. Police and firefighters are patrolling the mountains daily, encouraging anyone found there to leave, according to the prefecture. (AFP)

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