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Re: Lion attack in North bend?
« Reply #225 on: May 22, 2018, 08:47:39 AM »
So was the victim a man or woman? Who knows. From the Northwest Sportsman's Magazine:

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The body of the deceased, a 32-year-old identified as Sonja “SJ” Brooks was found with the cougar. The New York Times, which was the first to name the victims, initially reported Brooks as a woman which was repeated here but was erroneous.


http://nwsportsmanmag.com/north-bend-cougar-attack-victims-named/

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Re: Lion attack in North bend?
« Reply #226 on: May 22, 2018, 08:53:31 AM »
wtfw needs to update their sighting incident report online map.


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Re: Lion attack in North bend?
« Reply #227 on: May 22, 2018, 11:26:04 AM »
When I first read about this it was said that "they did everything right".

Then I saw a news report where that was said.  Well, then what went wrong? I am going on the initial story.
At first they were good, united and stood their ground, the cat backed off.
Then the cat attacked person #1. For some reason person #2 took off running (leaving person #1 behind).
The cat took off after person #2 catches and attacks person #2.
Person#1 then jumps on a bike and takes off (leaving person #2 behind).  How is that doing everything right?

Yes, I know I was not there, I am a Monday morning quarterback, I am yelling from the cheap seat and there is always more to the story. 

I am judging the incident. But, don't run, fight back. (I am with Jstone, K-F hunter, RT spring, bone addict, & To many and anybody else who thinks they should have Stood their ground and fought the cat off)

My opinion based on my experience.

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Re: Lion attack in North bend?
« Reply #228 on: May 22, 2018, 12:18:58 PM »


When I first read about this it was said that "they did everything right".

Then I saw a news report where that was said.  Well, then what went wrong? I am going on the initial story.
At first they were good, united and stood their ground, the cat backed off.
Then the cat attacked person #1. For some reason person #2 took off running (leaving person #1 behind).
The cat took off after person #2 catches and attacks person #2.
Person#1 then jumps on a bike and takes off (leaving person #2 behind).  How is that doing everything right?

Yes, I know I was not there, I am a Monday morning quarterback, I am yelling from the cheap seat and there is always more to the story. 

I am judging the incident. But, don't run, fight back. (I am with Jstone, K-F hunter, RT spring, bone addict, & To many and anybody else who thinks they should have Stood their ground and fought the cat off)

My opinion based on my experience.

It obviously didn't turn out well. But after person 2 ran off with the cougar in chase, it's entirely possible that person 1 didn't know where they went. I think it's fair to assume that person 1 may have been disoriented after having their head in a cougar's mouth.
Think about it like this. You get attacked and struggle with a cat that's biting your head. You hear footsteps in the gravel and the cougar releases you. Once you wipe the blood outta your eyes, your friend and the cat are gone.

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Re: Lion attack in North bend?
« Reply #229 on: May 22, 2018, 01:00:54 PM »
news report said #1 cyclist saw cat dragging buddy (#2 cyclist) into the woods as he was riding away...

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Re: Lion attack in North bend?
« Reply #230 on: May 22, 2018, 01:05:15 PM »
Never let a cougar drug you.

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Re: Lion attack in North bend?
« Reply #231 on: May 22, 2018, 01:25:22 PM »
Never let a cougar drug you.

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Re: Lion attack in North bend?
« Reply #232 on: May 22, 2018, 01:46:12 PM »
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Re: Lion attack in North bend?
« Reply #233 on: May 22, 2018, 02:10:01 PM »
Every time I read that guy #1's head was in the cougar's mouth, I think to myself that he should have had a helmet on. Is that bad?
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Re: Lion attack in North bend?
« Reply #234 on: May 22, 2018, 02:14:34 PM »
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Re: Lion attack in North bend?
« Reply #235 on: May 22, 2018, 02:38:32 PM »
Every time I read that guy #1's head was in the cougar's mouth, I think to myself that he should have had a helmet on. Is that bad?

I'm kinda surprised they didn't.
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Re: Lion attack in North bend?
« Reply #236 on: May 22, 2018, 03:41:09 PM »
So was the victim a man or woman? Who knows. From the Northwest Sportsman's Magazine:

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The body of the deceased, a 32-year-old identified as Sonja “SJ” Brooks was found with the cougar. The New York Times, which was the first to name the victims, initially reported Brooks as a woman which was repeated here but was erroneous.


http://nwsportsmanmag.com/north-bend-cougar-attack-victims-named/

Now that she's dead she no longer identifies as a woman but a corpse, so now it's a male body laying on the slab at the morgue. 

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Re: Lion attack in North bend?
« Reply #237 on: May 22, 2018, 04:25:13 PM »
Every time I read that guy #1's head was in the cougar's mouth, I think to myself that he should have had a helmet on. Is that bad?
I've mountain biked on back roads without a helmet more than once. I don't think it's that unusual.
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Re: Lion attack in North bend?
« Reply #238 on: May 22, 2018, 04:48:12 PM »
A cougar attack I can see, but for it to chase down and kill the second person has to be very rare...

He ran and became prey. Natural fight or flight response on the part of the cougar. Hard to believe two adults in North Bend were both unarmed.
You are talking two guys 30 miles east of Seattle. Most likely from Seattle and if they are most likely anti-gun liberals.
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Re: Lion attack in North bend?
« Reply #239 on: May 22, 2018, 06:20:25 PM »
So was the victim a man or woman? Who knows. From the Northwest Sportsman's Magazine:

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The body of the deceased, a 32-year-old identified as Sonja “SJ” Brooks was found with the cougar. The New York Times, which was the first to name the victims, initially reported Brooks as a woman which was repeated here but was erroneous.


http://nwsportsmanmag.com/north-bend-cougar-attack-victims-named/

Now that she's dead she no longer identifies as a woman but a corpse, so now it's a male body laying on the slab at the morgue.
I guess the best we can do is to say that it got bit.
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