Mom Was Great... 5-Year-Old Son Dragged by a 'Puma' Fights Barehanded to Save Himself

30kg Puma Attacks Child
Authorities Find and Shoot It in Nearby Bushes

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[Asia Economy Reporter Na Ye-eun] A story has become a hot topic about an American woman who ran at a wild puma with her bare hands to save her five-year-old son.

On the 29th (local time), Patrick Foy, a spokesperson for the California Department of Fish and Wildlife, stated, "On the 26th, a five-year-old child playing at a house located in Calabasas, under the Santa Monica Mountains west of Los Angeles, was dragged by a 30kg puma and survived."

According to the report, the puma, weighing about 30kg, bit the child and dragged him about 40 meters. Hearing the child's screams, the mother immediately ran out and struck the puma several times with her bare fists, and eventually, the puma released the child and fled into the bushes.

Subsequently, wildlife protection officials who responded to the report shot the puma crouching in the bushes. Authorities revealed that the boy's DNA was detected on the puma's carcass.

The rescued child suffered serious injuries to his head and torso but is known to be resting stably in the hospital.

Meanwhile, although pumas are generally known not to attack humans, experts believe that "a puma less than one year old, in the stage of learning how to hunt on its own, attacked the child."

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