Mother Recounts How She Fought Mountain Lion That Mauled Her 7-Year-Old Son

Mother Recounts How She Fought Mountain Lion That Mauled Her 7-Year-Old Son
A mountain lion in California in a November 2014 file photo. National Park Service/File Photo via AP
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A Canadian mother leaped into action when a mountain lion latched onto her 7-year-old son in their backyard. She said divine intervention was what finally ended the attack.

Zack Bromley was playing out the back of their rural Vancouver Island home on March 29 when a juvenile cougar broke through their wire fence, pounced on the boy and began mauling his arm.