Updates on deadly mountain lion attack in Colorado
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Scientists conducted necropsies on the animals to determine whether they were involved in the attack. Human DNA was found on all four paws of the male mountain lion, but no human DNA was found on the female mountain lion. The animals also came up negative for rabies.
Kristen Marie Kovatch, 46, was killed by a mountain lion while hiking Colorado’s Crosier Mountain trail on New Year’s Day; DNA confirmed the attack.