"A woman was killed Thursday afternoon in what Colorado wildlife officers are investigating as a potential mountain lion attack on a trail near Estes Park, according to state officials. Hikers on the Crosier Mountain Trail in unincorporated Larimer County, south of Glen Haven, spotted a mountain lion near a woman who was lying on the ground at around 12:15 p.m. Thursday, Colorado Parks and Wildlife spokesperson Kara Van Hoose said."
"As the hikers approached, they threw rocks at the mountain lion to scare it away from the woman's body, Van Hoose said. One of the hikers, a physician, examined the woman and couldn't find a pulse, she said. The woman, who investigators believe was hiking alone on the trail, died from unspecified injuries and will be publicly identified by the Larimer County Coroner's Office."
Hikers on the Crosier Mountain Trail in Larimer County, south of Glen Haven, spotted a mountain lion near a woman lying on the ground around 12:15 p.m. As hikers approached, they threw rocks to scare the animal away. A physician among them could not find a pulse. The woman, believed to have been hiking alone, died from unspecified injuries and will be identified by the Larimer County Coroner's Office. Authorities searched on the ground and by air, euthanized two mountain lions near the scene, and closed all Crosier Mountain trailheads and nearby Houston Heights. Colorado's mountain lion population is estimated at 3,800 to 4,400 and the animals are most active from dusk to dawn.
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