Mother rescues child from mountain lion attack

Department of Fish and Wildlife Warden spent the day searching for signs of a mountain line that attacked a young boy Tuesday night. We're doing our best to try to capture the lion, remove it so that it can't threaten anyone else. Five-year-old Jack, his mom and grandpa, were out on a hike in the hills near their farm property off Tinnitus Road. Just before 7 p.m., families say Jack was attacked by a mountain lion. Jack being the little ball of energy that he is, got a little bit ahead of his mom and grandparents and must have frightened the mountain lion.

Fortunately, it was a juvenile. It was a pretty vicious attack, took him to the ground and apparently, as was described, was biting into this young child. The mom lunged at the mountain lion and just before making physical contact with it, the lion let her son go. Researchers around here say they have seen mountain lions before, but the Department of Fish and Wildlife says it's very rare for those animals to attack people. Jack's family thinks the mountain lion was probably surprised by the boy. According to his family, Jack was pretty bruised and beat up overall. He has a lot of lacerations, bruising all over his body, but especially on his face, and he has one fracture near his eye, so his eye is really swollen.

Jack's aunt set up a GoFundMe page to help the family with all the medical bills. She says Jack's parents manage an organic farm and everything they produce goes to serve people who are experiencing homelessness. I know that it takes both of Jack's parents working very hard every day to keep the farm running and that they're going to need some extra support as they focus on his recovery. Some of the loved ones are just grateful that things weren't worse for Jack. He's a brave, courageous little boy and he's going to come out of it with that spirit intact. In Half Moon Bay, Suzanne Fawn, ABC 7 News.

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