BVC-CHAT Mountain lion badly injures Calif bicyclist

[Chris Menzel]

DOG friends.

> STRONG friends.
> 
> >Memo to self:  always ride with friends.  Good friends.
> >
> >-----Original Message-----
> >...The lion pounced on the 30-year-old's back, grabbed her by her head and
> >began dragging her, said her friend, Debbie Nichols. Nichols said she
> >screamed for help and grabbed Hjelle's legs in a struggle to free her.
> >
> >"He dragged us down ... about 100 yards into the brush and I just
> >kept screaming," Nichols said. "This guy would not let go. He had a
> >hold of her face."
> >
> >Other cyclists in the area threw rocks at the animal until it fled.