Descrease article font measurement
Enhance article font measurement
A British Columbia man suffered minor accidents after keeping off a cougar assault by punching the animal within the face within the province’s northern Inside.
The province’s Conservation Officer Service says in a social media put up that the assault occurred on Saturday round 11 a.m. close to Smithers, B.C., some 1,000 kilometres northwest of Vancouver.
Get breaking Nationwide information
The service says the person was working close to Lake Kathlyn when the animal approached and swiped his higher physique.
The person advised officers that he punched the cougar within the face and the animal then disengaged.
Trending Now
U.S. raises anti-dumping duties on softwood lumber above 20%
Scotland streets fill with protestors as Trump arrives to play golf
The service says the person suffered non-life-threatening accidents and didn’t have to be hospitalized.
Officers set a reside lure within the space and surveyed the scene however didn’t find the cougar, and the service says it’s monitoring the neighborhood in case one other response is critical.
Extra on CanadaMore movies
© 2025 The Canadian Press
