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A cougar attacked and killed a mountain biker on Saturday, May 19, 2018, in Washington State.
The two cyclists were in North Bend, about 50km from Seattle, when the attack occurred. Sederbaum even hit the cougar with his bike, which caused the cougar to retreat back into the woods. And while it ran off, it soon returned.
"The animal was found very close, across a gully from where the victim was placed by the cougar", said Captain Alan Myers, Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife.
"The deputies shot at him and spooked him, and he ran off", he said.
Mountain lion attacks on bikers are not new.
"They did everything they were supposed to do", King County sheriff's Sgt. Ryan Abbott told The Associated Press of the cyclists. "But something was wrong with this cougar".
Mountain lion attacks are incredibly rare - this was only the second cougar-related death in Washington in 94 years - and Tira said that in California, attacks appear to be pretty spread out over the years.
The Washington Department of Fish & Wildlife says that adult male cougars average about 140 pounds but can hit 180 pounds and measure 7 to 8 feet long, counting the tail.
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Abbott said the victim rode about two miles to find cell reception, called 911 and screamed "Help!" into his phone. Harborview Medical Center said the injured man was in satisfactory condition Monday.
S.J. Brooks, 32, died of her injuries and 31-year-old Isaac Sederbaum survived the ordeal.
Sederbaum was able to get back on his bike after being mauled, and rode out of the area.
The cougar had been standing over the body of the victim when authorities arrived, KIRO reported. Officials said he told them his friend ran into the woods while he was being attacked.
Several hours later, Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife agents used dogs to track it to a nearby tree. Myers said it is extremely unusual for cougars to attack humans as they are shy animals that usually hunt smaller animals like deer, rabbits and goats.
There are an estimated 2,000 cougars in Washington. There were seven cougar attacks in the 1990s because of urban sprawl into the foothills, Myers said.
Attacks have become more common as people increasingly encroach on the animals' territory.
Beausoleil was the lead author in a 2013 research paper that began, "The history of cougar (Puma concolor) management in Washington and for the western United States as a whole has been dominated by political and special interest agendas, creating a challenge for wildlife managers".
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