A Bad Day for Officer and His K9..

[Terry Soloman]

An officer stepped out to let his K-9 use the restroom, then a mountain lion attacked his partner before they could ever reach their destination.
Officer Hernandez was driving up a mountain road after getting a call about trespassers having a large party in the area when his K-9 partner, Bart, started barking from the back of the patrol car.
Before reaching the location, Hernandez pulled over to let Bart out for a quick restroom break.
That’s when a mountain lion came out of the brush and lunged straight at him.
Without thinking, Hernandez ran forward and tackled the animal off his K-9, fighting to hold it back long enough for Bart to get away. For a few terrifying seconds, the officer was on the ground with the mountain lion turning on him instead.
Hernandez was losing strength when the mountain lion took a step back, ready to lunge again. That’s when Bart jumped back in, barking and biting hard enough to force the mountain lion away.
Other officers arrived seconds later, originally responding to the party call, but instead found Hernandez and Bart injured and in need of treatment.
When one of his colleagues asked how he managed to fight off a mountain lion, Hernandez said it wasn’t strength or just adrenaline.
“I saved him, and he saved me,” Hernandez said. “That’s not just my K-9. That’s my best friend.”
Everyone thought the officer saved his K-9… until they learned how Bart saved him back. The heartwarming moment between a man and his best friend will leave you speechless

 

[newnan man]

That is a great story.

 

[Centsless Detecting]

That's terrifying. Glad they both had each other's back.

 

[ToddsPoint]

I have mixed feelings about predators like mountain lions and wolves. Okay in the remote areas of the west but not in the east. They are both protected here in IL. No wolves and mountain lions are sighted rarely. In my rural area they wouldn’t be tolerated by the locals and would get the 3-S rule. Shoot, shovel and shut up.

 

[newnan man]

Domestic dogs kill more people every year in the US than bears, cougars, and alligators combined. That doesn't mean much however if one of those are currently trying to eat you.