A California woman rescued her five-year-old son from a mountain lion attack.
A boy was playing outside his home in Calabasas in the Santa Monica Mountains, west of Los Angeles, when he was attacked by a lion. The animal dragged the child across the front lawn, but then the mother ran out and began to beat the mountain lion with her bare hands — until he released her son.
The animal was later discovered and shot by the authorities.
The boy sustained head and torso injuries, but is now in stable condition at a Los Angeles hospital, the Associated Press reported.
Captain Patrick Foy, a spokesman for the California Department of Fish and Wildlife, told AP that the mother “definitely saved her son's life. ”
Mountain lion attacks are rare in North America. Officials said the animal was young. Experts believe the lion was still learning to hunt and take care of itself, according to CBS News.
