A heroic California dad saved his five-year-old son from a vicious mountain lion attack over Labor Day weekend, the victim’s family said.
Around six adults and multiple children were enjoying a Sunday picnic in Malibu State Creek Park in Calabasas when a mountain lion grabbed a young boy by the head and began to run away, the Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Office told KTLA.
Around 40 witnesses saw the animal attack unfold just before 4:30 p.m., with some even saying that the big cat appeared unafraid.
Thankfully, the boy’s dad stepped up to save him.
“Somebody screamed the baby’s name, and his dad started running,” the boy’s aunt told the local outlet. “The father grabbed the mountain lion with his hands,
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