Fatal Mountain Lion Attack Claims One Life and Injures Another in California

A mountain lion attack in a remote Northern California region left one man dead and another injured, marking the state's first fatal incident in 20 years. The 18-year-old survivor sustained traumatic injuries to his face and was separated from his brother during the attack, while authorities found a crouched mountain lion next to the deceased 21-year-old man and subsequently dispatched the animal. Prior to this incident, there had been only three fatal mountain lion attacks in California since 1994, with authorities emphasizing the rarity of such encounters.