By Micheal Chukwuebuka, Reporting
A mountain lion attack left one person dead and another injured in a remote area of Northern California on Saturday, NBC News has reported.
According to the El Dorado County Sheriff’s Office, the two brothers, aged 18 and 21, were antler shed hunting in Georgetown, California, when the mountain lion attacked the pair.
The California Department of Fish and Wildlife said the mountain lion involved in the attack was euthanized on Saturday.
In a statement on Sunday, the department that its Wildlife Forensics Laboratory matched DNA from the mountain lion, which was found near Georgetown, to DNA found at the scene of the attack.
Stonix News gathered that the younger brother called 911 about an hour after noon to report being separated from his older brother during the attack.
Deputies began searching the area and later found the mountain lion crouched next to the older brother. Shots were fired to scare off the animal.
The 21-year-old was dead by the time deputies reached him.
The 18-year-old suffered traumatic injuries to his face and was taken to a local hospital for treatment.
As of the time of filing this report, authorities have not released the names of the victims.
Georgetown is about 40 miles northeast of Sacramento.
Mountain lion attacks on humans are rare.
The California Department of Fish and Wildlife has reported 13 attacks in the state since 2004, with only one being fatal.
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