Man in hot tub attacked by mountain lion in Colorado - Video

A man suffered minor injuries after being attacked by a mountain lion this weekend in Chaffee County.

The man told Colorado Parks and Wildlife (CPW) officers that around 8 p.m. Saturday, he and his wife were in an in-ground hot tub located away from the rental home they were staying at when he felt something grab his head.

He and his wife began screaming and splashing water at the animal, CPW said. The man's wife then grabbed a flashlight and shined it on the lion.

The big cat retreated about 20 feet from the couple and the hot tub, CPW said. The man and woman kept yelling at the lion, and it moved up to the top of a hill where it crouched down near some rocks and kept watching the couple, CPW said.

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