1 person killed, 1 injured in mountain lion attack in California
米カリフォルニア州北部エルドラド郡の丘陵地帯で２３日、鹿の角を採集していた兄弟がピューマに襲われ、兄（２１）が死亡、弟（１８）が負傷した
On the 23rd, two brothers were attacked by a mountain lion while collecting deer antlers in the hills of El Dorado County in northern California, killing the older brother (21) and injuring the younger brother (18).
Authorities are searching for the mountain lion
郡保安官事務所は同日午後１時すぎ、弟からピューマに襲われたとの通報を受けて出動した
The county sheriff’s office was called to the scene just after 1 p.m. after receiving a report from the boy’s brother that he had been attacked by a mountain lion.
The younger brother was treated for facial injuries and taken to the hospital.
兄は襲撃時に弟とはぐれ、約３０分後にうずくまったピューマの隣に倒れているのが見つかった
The older brother was separated from his younger brother during the attack and was found lying next to the crouched mountain lion about 30 minutes later.
保安要員らが威嚇射撃でピューマを追い払い、救出を試みたが、兄はその場で死亡が確認された
Security personnel fired warning shots to scare off the mountain lion and attempted to rescue him, but the brother was pronounced dead at the scene.
カリフォルニア州魚類野生生物局の監視員らが現場に出動し、襲撃したピューマを捜している
California Department of Fish and Wildlife wardens are on the scene searching for the mountain lion that attacked it.
州当局によると、ピューマが人間を襲うことはまれで、州内で死者が出たのは３０年ぶり
State officials say mountain lions rarely attack humans, and this is the first fatality in the state in 30 years.
A 40-year-old woman was found dead in the same El Dorado County park in 1994.
同州で１８９０年以降に報告されたピューマの襲撃は５０件弱で、死亡例は６件
There have been just under 50 mountain lion attacks reported in the state since 1890, with six fatalities.
The majority of cases are said to have occurred when the victim was alone.
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