In California, a mother saved her baby from a mountain lion by throwing herself at him with her bare hands.

In California, a mother saved her baby from a mountain lion by throwing herself at him with her bare hands.

A California woman saved her five-year-old son from being attacked by a mountain lion.

A boy was playing near his home in Calabasas in the Santa Monica Mountains, west of Los Angeles, when a lion attacked him. 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 let her son go.

The animal was later discovered and shot dead by the authorities.

The boy suffered head and torso injuries but is now in stable condition in 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 very 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.

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