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Mountain lion attacks man from behind while he and his wife relaxed in hot tub (Colorado)
yahoo ^ | 3-21-23 | JON HAWORTH

Posted on 03/21/2023 1:58:04 PM PDT by dynachrome

A man was attacked from behind by a mountain lion and suffered wounds to his head while he and his wife were relaxing in an in-ground hot tub.

The incident occurred at approximately 10 p.m. on Saturday night when the couple alerted Colorado Parks and Wildlife that the man had just been attacked by a mountain lion while the pair were soaking in a hot tub at a rental home in a heavily wooded area about five miles west of Nathrop, Colorado, along Chalk Creek in Chaffee County. “The victim had four superficial scratches on top of his head and near his right ear,” Colorado Parks and Wildlife said in a statement following the incident. “By the time CPW was alerted and responded, the victim had cleaned the wounds and declined any medical assistance. The officers determined the injuries were consistent with the claw of a mountain lion.”

The victim told the officers that he and his wife were sitting in the hot tub a short distance from the home they were renting when, at about 8 p.m., he felt something grab his head.

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TOPICS: Chit/Chat; Outdoors
KEYWORDS: attacked; colorado; cougarhottub; hottub; mountainkitty; mountainlion
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Mountain kitty didn't like the taste of the stew. I've hiked in that area.
1 posted on 03/21/2023 1:58:04 PM PDT by dynachrome
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To: george76

The meal wasn’t fully cooked, yet.


2 posted on 03/21/2023 1:58:34 PM PDT by dynachrome (“We cannot save Ukraine by dooming the US economy.” Rand Paul)
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To: dynachrome

Probably the mountain lion fled after the guy splashed around and a drop of water hit the cat.


3 posted on 03/21/2023 2:00:40 PM PDT by Boogieman
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To: dynachrome

AIRBNB...Complete with death defying animal attacks....Great for selfies......Bring the family......


4 posted on 03/21/2023 2:06:39 PM PDT by Hambone 1934 (Dems love playing Nazis.....The republicans love helping them)
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To: dynachrome

OK, it'd be real awkward in a hot tub, but in India people know cats prefer to attack from behind!

5 posted on 03/21/2023 2:16:08 PM PDT by LibWhacker
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To: dynachrome

Always have a hot tub gun.


6 posted on 03/21/2023 2:16:29 PM PDT by aMorePerfectUnion (Fraud vitiates everything. )
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To: LibWhacker

Apparently they think tigers are less likely to attack white people too.


7 posted on 03/21/2023 2:21:27 PM PDT by Rurudyne (Standup Philosophers )
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To: dynachrome

Cue 70s adult movie music.


8 posted on 03/21/2023 2:22:00 PM PDT by Extremely Extreme Extremist
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To: dynachrome

Note to self: Don’t relax in an in-ground hot tub anywhere out west. Hell, not even in Michigan. Bears.


9 posted on 03/21/2023 2:24:59 PM PDT by Larry Lucido (Donate! Don't just post clickbait!)
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To: Extremely Extreme Extremist

Wonder if his wife considers herself a cougar?


10 posted on 03/21/2023 2:26:43 PM PDT by Rdct29 (Democrats are the new Nazi's. They think they deserve total control over the people)
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To: dynachrome
I prefer mountain lions that come at you head on. Like, sit down and try to beat you at poker.


11 posted on 03/21/2023 2:29:07 PM PDT by Larry Lucido (Donate! Don't just post clickbait!)
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To: aMorePerfectUnion
Always have a hot tub gun.

Yeah, who would have thought you'd need a spear gun in the hot tub?

That also means no drinking.

12 posted on 03/21/2023 2:30:01 PM PDT by T.B. Yoits
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To: T.B. Yoits

Glock pistols were satisfactorily tested under water.


13 posted on 03/21/2023 2:44:53 PM PDT by Does so (....."Who is Ray Epps?"..........should be overstamped on every piece of currency)
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To: Does so
https://www.reddit.com/r/Whatcouldgowrong/comments/9w5kto/firing_a_handgun_in_a_bucket_of_water_indoors_wcgw/

Yes, a Glock may fare better but who wants to deal with the rust?

Or wake up the neighbors?

The speargun on the other hand...

14 posted on 03/21/2023 2:48:25 PM PDT by T.B. Yoits
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To: dynachrome; MileHi; backspace; Balata; bboop; Ben Dover; Benito Cereno; BigEdLB; bluejean; ...

Colorado Ping ( Let me know if you wish to be added or removed from the list


15 posted on 03/21/2023 2:53:07 PM PDT by george76 (Ward Churchill : Fake Indian, Fake Scholarship, and Fake Art)
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To: dynachrome

Friend of mine used to lounge in her outdoor hot tub in Idaho, on the far fringes of Ketchum.

With a loaded shotgun within reach.


16 posted on 03/21/2023 2:54:17 PM PDT by Chad C. Mulligan
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To: dynachrome

Gotta stop using that catnip infused shampoo.

CC


17 posted on 03/21/2023 3:03:13 PM PDT by Celtic Conservative (My cats are more amusing than 200 channels worth of TV.)
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To: dynachrome

I suspect it was a good thing the husband was on top as the couple was “relaxing” in the hot tub. If not, it would have been the wife who had her head attack by the mountain lion. And, as we all know, men are more hard-headed than women.

Good job hubby!


18 posted on 03/21/2023 3:07:28 PM PDT by CFW (old and retired)
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To: LibWhacker

That is hilarious, thanks for the laugh.🤣


19 posted on 03/21/2023 3:14:44 PM PDT by jacknhoo (Luke 12:51; Think ye, that I am come to give peace on earth? I tell you, no; but separation.)
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To: Extremely Extreme Extremist


ELLEN
Oh, Sparky!

Sparky. Sparky. Wild animal.

CLARK
Yeah, I know.

ELLEN
Wild animal.

CLARK
I'm gonna go for it, Honey.
20 posted on 03/21/2023 3:19:02 PM PDT by dfwgator (Endut! Hoch Hech!)
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