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Mountain lion victim undergoes surgery at UCLA
LOS ANGELES – A 27-year-old Santa Monica woman lost her right
eye in an attack by a mountain lion and underwent hours of reconstructive surgery to her face at UCLA Medical Center, authorities said. Shannon Parker also suffered deep wounds to her right thigh, officials with the California Department of Fish and Game said Sunday. Parker's family has asked UCLA not to release any information on her condition, said Rachel Shampeau, hospital spokeswoman. Parker was attacked Saturday after going on a hike with her boyfriend, Mathias Maciejewski, 28, of Los Angeles, and two other male friends. She was walking alone to her car about 7 p.m. near Johnsondale, about 15 to 20 miles north of Kernville, when the female lion attacked her, said Steve Martarano, a spokesman for the fish and game department. Her friends rallied to Parker after hearing her screams. Maciejewski stabbed the lion with a knife and Jason Quirino, 30, of Los Angeles, and Ben Aaron Marsh, 15, of Los Angeles, threw rocks at the animal until it ran off, Martarano said Sunday. The lion, which weighed about 70 pounds, left a bloody trail as it fled and was later shot and killed by U.S. Forest Service officers and Fish and Game wardens, Martarano said. Officials will do a necropsy Monday to determine if the animal had rabies and to find out whether the animal was otherwise sick or injured, Martarano said. Officials could have results as early as Tuesday, he said. A 2002 wildfire in the area could have hampered the lion's ability to find enough food, he said. "The lion appeared to be emaciated," Martarano said. "Before the fire, (the area) was considered moderate to good mountain lion and deer habitat. The fire changed everything" he said, but added that the area had recently started to revive. Martarano said the incident was the 15th mountain lion attack on a human in California since 1890. In January, a mountain lion mauled two people in separate attacks at an Orange County wilderness park. Bike rider Mark Reynolds, 35, was killed and Anne Hjelle, 30, was rescued by her cycling partner, who held onto her legs, and other mountain bikers who threw rocks at it. Hjelle was hospitalized for weeks and likely will require several surgeries in the years ahead. http://www.signonsandiego.com/news/s...ionattack.html |
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Mountain lion victim undergoes surgery at UCLA
"Garrison Hilliard" wrote in message
om... LOS ANGELES – A 27-year-old Santa Monica woman lost her right eye in an attack by a mountain lion and underwent hours of reconstructive surgery to her face at UCLA Medical Center, authorities said. Shannon Parker also suffered deep wounds to her right thigh, officials with the California Department of Fish and Game said Sunday. Parker's family has asked UCLA not to release any information on her condition, said Rachel Shampeau, hospital spokeswoman. Parker was attacked Saturday after going on a hike with her boyfriend, Mathias Maciejewski, 28, of Los Angeles, and two other male friends. She was walking alone to her car about 7 p.m. near Johnsondale, about 15 to 20 miles north of Kernville, when the female lion attacked her, said Steve Martarano, a spokesman for the fish and game department. Her friends rallied to Parker after hearing her screams. Maciejewski stabbed the lion with a knife and Jason Quirino, 30, of Los Angeles, and Ben Aaron Marsh, 15, of Los Angeles, threw rocks at the animal until it ran off, Martarano said Sunday. The lion, which weighed about 70 pounds, left a bloody trail as it fled and was later shot and killed by U.S. Forest Service officers and Fish and Game wardens, Martarano said. Officials will do a necropsy Monday to determine if the animal had rabies and to find out whether the animal was otherwise sick or injured, Martarano said. Officials could have results as early as Tuesday, he said. A 2002 wildfire in the area could have hampered the lion's ability to find enough food, he said. "The lion appeared to be emaciated," Martarano said. "Before the fire, (the area) was considered moderate to good mountain lion and deer habitat. The fire changed everything" he said, but added that the area had recently started to revive. Martarano said the incident was the 15th mountain lion attack on a human in California since 1890. In January, a mountain lion mauled two people in separate attacks at an Orange County wilderness park. Bike rider Mark Reynolds, 35, was killed and Anne Hjelle, 30, was rescued by her cycling partner, who held onto her legs, and other mountain bikers who threw rocks at it. Hjelle was hospitalized for weeks and likely will require several surgeries in the years ahead. http://www.signonsandiego.com/news/s...ionattack.html The lion was known locally as "Mike", and was thought to be "working on creating wildlife habitat that is off-limits to humans ("pure habitat")." |
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Mountain lion victim undergoes surgery at UCLA
GaryG wrote:
The lion was known locally as "Mike", and was thought to be "working on creating wildlife habitat that is off-limits to humans ("pure habitat")." I think you're giving the troll way too much credit (and the comparison is totally unfair to the mountain lion). Austin |
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