Conservation officers kill cougar linked to attack on Squamish B.C., girl
SQUAMISH, B.C. - A young Squamish, B.C., girl is recovering from a cougar attack near her Howe Sound home and her mom is being hailed for saving the little girl.
A neighbour says three-year-old Maya was jumped by the adult, male cougar as she picked berries with her mother early Tuesday evening.
Wade Rowland drove Maya’s mother to the hospital where the girl is expected to make a full recovery from several scratches and puncture wounds.
He says the mother reacted instinctively when she saw the cat pounce, pulling the cougar off her daughter and hurling it aside before grabbing the child and getting away.
Conservation officers tracked a male cougar and shot it late Tuesday night.
A necropsy is planned and DNA samples will be taken to confirm it was the cat involved and also to help determine why the attack occurred.