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**2112** · 02-14-2019, 02:05 PM

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Kirk Mitchell
February 14, 2019 at 12:38 pm
Categories:Colorado News, Latest News, latest-headlines, News
What may be the most sought-after survival story in America today is about to be told by the as-yet-unidentified Colorado runner who recently fought off an attacking mountain lion and choked it to death with his bare hands.

So far, only a few things are known about the man. He’s a trail runner. Before the attack, he read up on how to survive a mountain lion attack. He lives in Northern Colorado. He’s in his early 30s.

But other details about his background are a mystery.

Journalists from across the world have sought a more complete description of the man’s life-and-death struggle with the wild cat on Feb. 4. After recovering physically from bites to his face and body — and mentally, too — he’s offering up what’s being billed as a one-time description of what happened that day on Larimer County’s Horsetooth Mountain.

He’s scheduled to give a press conference at 1:15 p.m.

The runner will not give any individual interviews following the news conference and half-hour question-and-answer session Colorado Parks and Wildlife officials said. He will then be going on a vacation where he can’t be contacted, according to Rebecca Ferrell, spokeswoman for parks and wildlife

Flying High D · 02-14-2019, 07:34 PM

It was probably his illegal pet. Started getting to big. He drugged it, killed it. ****ing prick, he needs his ass kicked.

SuperBowl4 · 02-15-2019, 02:33 AM

can he play defense?

DTVietnam · 02-15-2019, 06:32 AM

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**Bwana** · 03-01-2019, 08:24 AM

Soooo it turns out runner guy tangled with a 3-4 month old kitten that went a 24 pounds. This explains why he isn't cat scat and why he was able to kill it. The guy still had a bad day, but 24 pounds is a far cry from the 75 pounds that was initially reported, or a full grown 180-200 pound cat.

https://www.foxnews.com/us/mountain-...-officials-say

InChiefsHeaven · 03-01-2019, 08:59 AM

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Originally Posted by Bwana

Soooo it turns out runner guy tangled with a 3-4 month old kitten that went a 24 pounds. This explains why he isn't cat scat and why he was able to kill it. The guy still had a bad day, but 24 pounds is a far cry from the 75 pounds that was initially reported, or a full grown 180-200 pound cat.

https://www.foxnews.com/us/mountain-...-officials-say

The "young kitten" jacked him up pretty good though. I agree, if it had been even a juvenile, he'd be a dead man.

**Rain Man** · 03-01-2019, 09:04 AM

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Originally Posted by Bwana

Soooo it turns out runner guy tangled with a 3-4 month old kitten that went a 24 pounds. This explains why he isn't cat scat and why he was able to kill it. The guy still had a bad day, but 24 pounds is a far cry from the 75 pounds that was initially reported, or a full grown 180-200 pound cat.

https://www.foxnews.com/us/mountain-...-officials-say

I read a different article and had the same thought, but the other article said clarified that the 24 pounds was the remains that were found. The body had been scavenged, and they estimated that it was 35-40 pounds when it was alive.

That's still not awe-inspiring, but having tangled with my 17-pound Maine Coon a few times when he was in attack mode, it wouldn't be fun to fight a 35 pound cat that's in attack mode. That said, I don't know if a 35-pound cat could really kill me. I suspect it could, but to some extent it would need a lucky shot to an artery or something.

DJ's left nut · 03-01-2019, 09:07 AM

I saw this was bumped and figured it was probably a hate crime hoax.

Cat lives matter...

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