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mountain lion about 10 miles northwest of Aspen, Colo., attacked a
5-year-old boy June 17, 2016, as he was playing with his brother in his
yard. (Photo: Getty Images/iStockphoto) DENVER — A 5-year-old was in
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The boy suffered injuries to his head, neck, and face in the 8 p.m. MT Friday attack, according to the Pitkin County Sheriff's Office.
The child and his older brother were outside playing when the boys' mother, who was inside their house, heard her son start screaming, according to the sheriff's office. The woman ran outside, saw the mountain lion on top of her child, fought off the animal and pulled her son out of its grip.
The mother sustained minor injuries to her hand and legs. The boy's father drove the child to Aspen Valley Hospital for treatment
The boy was brought to Children's Hospital here via helicopter, Aspen Valley Hospital officials said. No names have been released
Pitkin Sheriff's deputies and a U.S. Forest Service officer went to the home and spotted a mountain lion nearby. A short time later, the Forest Service officer killed mountain lion.
Parks and Wildlife officials are on scene to examine the dead mountain lion and continue their investigation.
Officers also are looking for second mountain lion that had been spotted in the area earlier Friday.
Mountain lions generally avoid humans but are attracted to pets and other domesticated animals, according to the nonprofit Mountain Lion Foundation in Sacramento, Calif. Most people can drive a mountain lion away if they fight back when one attacks.
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