Man escapes cougar attack on trail in Utah
Published: Oct. 14, 2020 at 11:02 AM CDT
UTAH (WBRC) - A man survived a close encounter with a cougar in Utah.
The 6-minute video shows Kyle Burgess walking backwards away from a cougar on a trail.
Burgess said he had stopped to take a picture of a group of what he thought were wild kittens, when mom appeared and started to follow him.
The encounter lasted for six minutes until Burgess threw a rock toward the cougar and she backed away.
Copyright 2020 WBRC. All rights reserved.
/cloudfront-us-east-1.images.arcpublishing.com/gray/JBDLJUKJ5BFZNEP2QR2F55J454.jpg)
/cloudfront-us-east-1.images.arcpublishing.com/gray/E64ISMQC6ZAPVEHPCXT74QXQBI.jpeg)
/cloudfront-us-east-1.images.arcpublishing.com/gray/QZ4SYQ3DBBEANK5M4YHP3LOJ5U.png)
/cloudfront-us-east-1.images.arcpublishing.com/gray/SR4K2DWSBJHEVPZH4MQYHXP53Y.png)
/cloudfront-us-east-1.images.arcpublishing.com/gray/636AMFIB5FFSNK5ASXU44SKMZM.png)
/do0bihdskp9dy.cloudfront.net/10-03-2022/t_2f69896a01984b60a0f641ee4cb74f56_name_file_1280x720_2000_v3_1_.jpg)
/cloudfront-us-east-1.images.arcpublishing.com/gray/CEZGL4ZSWBHZTDIRISG7DMIH24.jpg)
/cloudfront-us-east-1.images.arcpublishing.com/gray/7MIOMRR6YFFZDDGZAWUH43TUPM.jpg)
/do0bihdskp9dy.cloudfront.net/10-03-2022/t_a67faf1d66f14cc5ad4c2ed6413a9031_name_file_1280x720_2000_v3_1_.jpg)
/cloudfront-us-east-1.images.arcpublishing.com/gray/7PJNYQTEQREINANHIIHZIUHW7A.jpg)