http://www.tcpalm.com/news/2007/dec/07/toddler-attacked-animal/
Florida panther wasn’t responsible for attack on boy
By Lamaur Stancil (Contact)
Originally published 12:20 p.m., December 7, 2007
Updated 06:32 p.m., December 7, 2007
FORT DRUM - A panther wasn’t behind today’s mauling of a 3-year-old boy, according to the Florida Fish and Wildlife Commission.
While panther sniffing dogs scoured the area near Northeast Ninth Avenue where the boy was attacked by an animal, a Fish and Wildlife biologist determined the child’s wounds weren’t consistent with an attack from the species, Fish and Wildlife Spokesperson Dani Moschella said.
Panthers generally attack the head and neck, Moschella said: “And when they attack, they kill.”
The boy was in stable condition after being transferred from Raulerson Hospital in Okeechobee to St. Mary’s Medical Center in West Palm Beach, according to the Sheriff’s Office.
He was playing in the yard and, when his mother and grandfather went outside to check on him, they found him on the ground bleeding and badly hurt near the family’s dog pen.
The incident occurred at about 12:24 p.m. in the 33700 block of North East Ninth Avenue, according to the Sheriff’s Office.
Officials couldn’t detail the boy’s wounds and by early evening hadn’t determined what type of animal was responsible for the attack.
A panther attack on a human would have been be the first in the state’s history, Moschella said.
>> A panther wasn’t behind today’s mauling of a 3-year-old boy, according to the Florida Fish and Wildlife Commission. (Dec 7th news article) <<
Oh, well, guess not, the Gummint has spoken. Guess if I decide to go to Las Vegas, I should call to see if there’s any danger in compulsive gambling.
“Panthers generally attack the head and neck, Moschella said: “And when they attack, they kill.”
A mere google search would show that Moschella didn’t do a google search.
For a start, the cougar which attacked a boy while he held his father’s hand DID survive. Other instances of both children and adults surviving a cougar attack are readily available at the touch of the ENTER key.
The key issue seems to be whether help is immediately at hand. Otherwise the human becomes cougar food.
First line medical treatment is always needed when a cougar attacks a human.