Hiker Says He Was Attacked by Lion, Saved by Bear

in Animal News on March 29, 2012

A Northern California hiker says he is lucky to be alive after he was attacked by a mountain lion — and saved by a bear, the Paradise Post reports. Robert Biggs, 69, of Paradise, tells his hometown paper that he had stumbled upon a mother bear, a yearling and a newborn cub while hiking Monday above Whiskey Flats.

Link: USA Today

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