Cortney Rasura encountered a mountain lion on July 3 while hiking on Gridley trail in Los Padres National Forest. In a captured video, Rasura yelled at the mountain lion to go away, and after it approached her, it eventually deviated from the trail and moved up the hillside. Rasura, an experienced hiker, maintained eye contact and did not run away, demonstrating recommended safety practices. The California Department of Fish and Wildlife advises others to hike in groups and suggests measures to avoid encounters. Historically, mountain lion attacks in California are rare according to the CDFW, with only one fatal incident in a decade.
Cortney Rasura encountered a mountain lion on Gridley trail in Los Padres National Forest, capturing the moment in a video where the lion approached her.
To avoid mountain lion encounters, hikers should travel in groups, avoid walking at dawn or dusk, and properly store food. Rasura followed many of these safety tips.
Rasura demonstrated recommended actions during her encounter, such as maintaining eye contact with the mountain lion, staying calm, and making loud noises to scare it away.
According to the California Department of Fish and Wildlife, there have been only a dozen mountain lion attacks on humans in the last decade in California.
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