US runner strangles cougar

Wednesday, 6 February 2019 12:43

A runner in the US state of Colorado has killed a cougar in self-defence.

The man was jogging on a park trail when the mountain lion pounced on him.

Despite suffering serious injuries, the man ended up suffocating the animal.

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