Child Attacked by Puma... Pet Dog Risked Its Life to Save Them

When a Cougar Attacked a Boy, His Dog Quickly Rushed In to Protect Him

Cougar [Image source=Yonhap News]

[Asia Economy Intern Reporter Kim Bong-ju] A story about a teenage boy in Canada who was attacked by a cougar (also known as a puma) and saved by his pet dog has become a hot topic.

According to CTV and others on the 3rd (local time), a teenage child who was walking with family in the forest near Lillooet, an inland mountainous area of British Columbia (BC), was attacked by a cougar that appeared from a tree on the 31st of last month, but was rescued thanks to the quick response of his pet dog.

At the time, a group consisting of two adult women and four children aged 10 to 13 set out from a nearby family cabin and went for a walk along a forest trail.

During the walk, one boy walked ahead of the group, and suddenly a cougar hiding in the trees jumped down and attacked him.

As the cougar began scratching the boy’s back and chest, the pet dog accompanying the walk quickly ran to intervene.

The Border Collie dog climbed onto the cougar’s back to restrain it, while the group shouted and threw stones and sticks to help, eventually driving the cougar away.

The cougar retreated from the boy and fled into the forest.

The boy’s wounds were treated with first aid by BC Forest Service staff who arrived at the scene, and he was transported to a hospital. It was reported that the boy’s life is not in danger.

After conducting an on-site investigation, the forestry authorities reportedly began a search for the cougar that attacked the boy.

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