WATCH: Cougar stalks, pounces at runner in Utah
ovp test
Male shot by female at Shreveport apartment
Class to create biodiverse backyard
Rules for outbursts at Caddo School Board Meeting
Testing widget old system
Warning: The video in the player above contains strong language.
PROVO, Utah (NewsNation Now) — A dangerous close encounter caught on video. A runner recorded several excruciating minutes as he tried to ward off an attack from a cougar that refused to back down.
In a post on social media, Kyle Burgess, recorded the experience and said he thought he “was done for.”
It happened in Slate Canyon near Provo, Utah on Saturday night. A cougar began following him along the trail, NewsNation affiliate KTVX-TV reported.
Burgess repeatedly yelled and made roaring sounds in an attempt to scare the cougar off, but the cougar continues to pursue the man, at a distance.
On more than one occasion, the large cat pounced toward Burgess, stopping short of actually attacking. But the hiker continues walking backward.
The nerve-wracking encounter lasts six minutes before its abrupt conclusion after Burgess threw a rock at the cougar.
