This one occurred some 60 miles south of the Oregon state line, but it's yet another "heads-up" for Oregonians, who fell for a bunch of animal "rights" propaganda and voted to disallow the hunting of these predators by recreational hunters using dogs. In this California incident, a 65-year-old woman, hiking with her 70-year-old husband, eventually managed to beat the animal that had pounced upon her husband and was busily engaged in mauling him. She found a large stick and proceeded to spend several minutes pounding the hell out of the cat until it finally let go of her husband.
After the attack, game wardens closed the park and released hounds to track the lion. They later shot and killed two lions found near the trail where the attack happened.
This is actually the only way one can hunt cats. And Oregonians killed that option because well-heeled "activists" portrayed the kitties as cute and harmless. And Oregonians bought into it.
