Woman killed in suspected mountain lion attack while hiking in northern Colorado
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Key Points:
- A woman was killed in a suspected mountain lion attack while hiking alone in northern Colorado, marking the state's first fatal mountain lion attack in over 25 years.
- Wildlife officers located and fatally shot two mountain lions near the attack site, which is in the mountains south of Glen Haven, close to Rocky Mountain National Park.
- Two hikers, including a physician, encountered a mountain lion near the victim, attempted to scare it away, and found the woman unresponsive with no pulse.
- Mountain lion sightings are common in the area, but attacks on humans are rare; Colorado's last fatal mountain lion attack occurred in 1999.
- Colorado is home to an estimated 3,800-4,400 mountain lions, which
