I liked the 411: UFO documentary, but this one is trying to make a case where there just isn't one. Mountains lions, cougars, whatever you call them, are very fast and can grab a kid and be gone with it in a split second and that's what happened in all these cases -- no big mystery. Just do a Google search for 'cougar attack' and see all the stories that come up -- children attacked etc. This one below is an awful story about one that killed a dog at a campsite in B. C. I think going into these campgrounds where there's wild animals like this is insane. Cougars kill deer all the time, so a human is just easy porky flesh waiting to get ripped apart. And BTW, this woman said it was almost as quiet as a mouse!
Vancouver News
'Never forget that sound': Woman recalls horrifying B. C. cougar attack that left dog dead
" A woman who heard the horrifying sounds of a cougar's deadly attack on a dog at Cultus Lake Provincial Park last week is sharing her family's story.
Nikki Jones, her husband and two young daughters had settled into their tent at the Clear Lake campground for the night Thursday. Jones, the only one of the four who was still awake, says she heard movements nearby.
"Really slow, but louder footsteps than a mouse," she told CTV News.
Thinking it may have been a thief, she was about to call the park rangers, but then, suddenly, she heard sounds she wont soon forget.
"It was just blood-curdling, screaming, yelping, barking, and growling," she said.
Just meters away at a neighbouring campsite, a large cougar unleashed a vicious attack on a dog, killing it right in front of its owners.
"It was heartbreaking and terrifying," Jones said.
"You'll never forget that sound."
Jones said the RCMP arrived at the scene shortly after.
The next morning, thinking the police had removed the cougar, Jones' husband took their dog out of the tent to go for a stroll.
However, as he soon found out, it hadn't gone anywhere.
"He just screamed at me open to the tent open the tent right now the cougar is staring at me," said Jones.
She says they were able eventually able to get into their vehicle, before they packed up to head out.
The campground was evacuated for the day, as the BC Conservation Officer Service moved in to capture the animal.
In a statement Monday, the service says the cougar was euthanized.
Vancouver News
'Never forget that sound': Woman recalls horrifying B. C. cougar attack that left dog dead
" A woman who heard the horrifying sounds of a cougar's deadly attack on a dog at Cultus Lake Provincial Park last week is sharing her family's story.
Nikki Jones, her husband and two young daughters had settled into their tent at the Clear Lake campground for the night Thursday. Jones, the only one of the four who was still awake, says she heard movements nearby.
"Really slow, but louder footsteps than a mouse," she told CTV News.
Thinking it may have been a thief, she was about to call the park rangers, but then, suddenly, she heard sounds she wont soon forget.
"It was just blood-curdling, screaming, yelping, barking, and growling," she said.
Just meters away at a neighbouring campsite, a large cougar unleashed a vicious attack on a dog, killing it right in front of its owners.
"It was heartbreaking and terrifying," Jones said.
"You'll never forget that sound."
Jones said the RCMP arrived at the scene shortly after.
The next morning, thinking the police had removed the cougar, Jones' husband took their dog out of the tent to go for a stroll.
However, as he soon found out, it hadn't gone anywhere.
"He just screamed at me open to the tent open the tent right now the cougar is staring at me," said Jones.
She says they were able eventually able to get into their vehicle, before they packed up to head out.
The campground was evacuated for the day, as the BC Conservation Officer Service moved in to capture the animal.
In a statement Monday, the service says the cougar was euthanized.