Scary - from the Tacoma, WA News Tribune:
Cougar kills man, injures another near North Bend
One man was killed and another injured in a mountain lion attack near North Bend on Saturday, the King County Sheriff's Office reported.
The injured victim, 31, was transported to Harborview Medical Center's emergency department in Seattle.
"He is currently awake and alert and in serious condition," the hospital tweeted at 2:26 p.m. The man was upgraded to satisfactory condition just before 5 p.m. Saturday.
The two men were mountain biking when they were attacked before noon, according to the Sheriff's Office.
A rural area but still a public driveable road. Fortunately, these are very rare:
According to several sources, the last fatal cougar attack in the United States occurred in 2008 in New Mexico.
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