Nearly 50 Dead as Mountain Road Collapses in China
The death toll from a mountainside highway collapse in southern China’s Guangdong province rose to 48 as of Thursday, news agencies announced. report on Chinese state media. The incident occurred in the early hours of Wednesday, May 1, when an approximately 59-foot-long section of the highway collapsed, sending vehicles tumbling down a slope. Chinese state […]
Climber in Alaska’s Denali Park National Park dies after 2 fall 1,000 feet off mountain
A two-person team fell an estimated 1,000 feet from Mount Johnson in Alaska’s Denali National Park on Thursday night, killing one climber and seriously injuring another, authorities said. The two women were tied with ropes as they climbed a steep route of rock, ice and snow known as the “escalator” on the 8,400-foot peak, according […]
Body of climber who died after 1,000ft fall recovered from Alaska mountain | Alaska
A climber died Saturday after a helicopter crew fell about 1,000 feet (305 meters) on a steep technical route on Mount Johnson in Alaska’s Denali National Park and Preserve, park officials said in a statement. It was announced that the body of the man had been recovered. The park said Robi Mekas, 52, of Keene […]
Mountain goat, believed to be stolen pet, rescued while hanging from KC bridge
A mountain goat that escaped from being crushed under a Kansas City bridge has survived a rocky rescue mission and may be reunited with its owners who suspect it was stolen from their farm two months ago. “This is a story that has captured the heart of Kansas City,” said Tori Fugate of KC Pet […]
Hefty feline mistaken for dangerous mountain lion in 911 call: ‘That’s a BIG cat!’
A California resident grossly miscalculated the situation by mistaking a large domestic cat for a mountain lion. In a March 26 Facebook post, the South San Francisco Police Department said they were called to a residential area in reference to a possible cougar sighting. “That’s a big cat!” the post began. “This morning, a South […]
Mountain lion’ on security camera turns out to be cat: police
It’s just a false alarm! California residents are on alert after police warn of a mountain lion sighting caught on neighborhood security cameras. However, it turned out to be a large domestic cat. South San Francisco police realized what they thought was a mountain lion was a “big cat” and issued a statement notifying residents […]
Taylen Brooks, 21, ID’d as Calif. hunter killed by mountain lion
The family of two California brothers attacked by a mountain lion over the weekend say they are heartbroken over the loss of 21-year-old Tyren, but thankful they did not lose their two sons. . Tyren Brooks died after being attacked by a wild animal, but his 18-year-old brother Wyatt Brooks was left with large lacerations […]
Mountain lion kills 21-year-old hunter, injures teen brother in Calif. attack
A 21-year-old man was killed and his 18-year-old brother injured by a mountain lion in a remote area of the Northern California foothills, authorities said Saturday. The brothers were searching for a shed antler near Georgetown in El Dorado County when the mountain lion attacked, according to the El Dorado County Sheriff’s Office. The younger […]
California man killed in mountain lion attack, one injured
A brutal mountain lion attack claimed the life of a 21-year-old California man and left his brother with “traumatic injuries,” authorities said. Two brothers, ages 18 and 21, were reportedly horn hunting in Georgetown, California. A mountain lion attacked two people in a remote wilderness area of Northern California on Saturday afternoon. During the ferocious […]
Mountain Lion Kills California Man in First Fatal Attack Since 2004
A mountain lion killed a 21-year-old man and attacked his 18-year-old brother in El Dorado County, east of Sacramento, California, in the state’s first fatality since 2004. Mountain lions usually avoid humans. One appeared outside my home in Los Angeles in October 2022 and retreated without incident. of san francisco chronicle report: The brothers were […]