Man Pulls 12-Year-Old's Head From Cougar's Jaws

CLINTON, British Columbia — "Mark Patterson kicked, choked and wrestled a cougar to rescue a 12-year-old boy from the jaws of the big cat at a resort camp in south-central British Columbia.

Patterson's quick action was credited with saving Colton Reeb who was on a camping trip near Clinton, northwest of Kamloops, when he was attacked by the mountain lion on Wednesday.

The cougar pounced on Reeb while he was walking to a bathroom close to the Kelly Lake Vacation Lodge. Patterson, who owns the lodge, jumped in to rescue the 12-year-old boy, a family friend.

"The cat had Colton's head in its mouth ... blood was squirting out everywhere," Patterson said.

Patterson said five soccer kicks to the cat's head were not enough to wrench the boy's head from the animal's mouth. So he put a chokehold on the cougar "and squeezed as hard as I could, and he finally let go."

Patterson then wrestled with the 70-pound male cougar, which broke free, fixing him with an evil glare and growl, he said.

I growled back at him and said, 'I'm ready to go."'

The cougar finally slinked away as Patterson's wife stood nearby armed with a meat cleaver. Later Wednesday, park conservation officers shot and killed the cougar near the community of Clinton..."

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"The cougar pounced on Reeb while he was walking to a bathroom close to the Kelly Lake Vacation Lodge. Fits (insert your name here if YOU are a sensibly armed man as well) jumped in to rescue the 12-year-old boy, a family friend.

"The cat had Colton's head in its mouth ... blood was squirting out everywhere," Fits said.

Fits said two .40 caliber shots to the cat's head were enough to wrench the boy's head from the animal's mouth.

The cougar tried slinking away but expired after traveling a few feet."

I like happy endings. Especially those where grown men get to employ modern technology to save a life. Far more quickly than wrestling a big cat to the ground after tossing in some fairy ass soccer swats. When time is of the essence even our ancient forebears had the common sense to use the best weapon available at the time and its sad to see a man wrestling with a cougar while a child was bleeding his life's blood away.

Get it done. And save the animal-humping for the Steve Irwin's of the world.Real life doesn't often sit back and wait.