Girl, 11, is mauled by mountain lion outside family's stunning Malibu home
Authorities were called to a home on the 32500 block of Pacific Coast Highway in Malibu after the mountain lion supposedly attacked a young girl.
The girl had been feeding chickens at the property when the mountain lion launched at her and bit her on the arm, according to KTLA.
It's unclear which home the girl lived in on the block, but the surrounding homes sprawl across prime Malibu real estate and have sold for as much as $26 million.
Officials with the Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department's Lost Hills Station said deputies responded shortly after 5:30 pm on Sunday evening.
The severity of the girl's injuries remains unknown, but she was rushed to the hospital and is expected to be okay.
Emergency responders arrived at the scene on Sunday, including officials with the California Department of Fish and Wildlife, who managed to track the lion down and shoot it dead.
DNA samples were taken from the 11-year-old to be compared with the mountain lion's to ensure they tracked down the correct animal.
It's not the first mountain lion attack in Malibu in recent years.
Last year, a five-year-old boy was attacked by a mountain lion at Malibu Creek State Park - an 8,215-acre park with 15 miles of trails with a creek, rock pool and lake.
The attack happened at around 4:30 pm while the child was having a picnic with family members at the state park.
The animal grabbed the child's head in its jaws and tried to run away with its prey before the boy's father wrestled him free.
The first fatal mountain lion attack in 20 years took place in Georgetown, California, last March.
One man died and another suffered 'traumatic injuries' to the face following a mountain lion attack in the rural area.
The men, two brothers aged 21 and 18, were searching for shed antlers in a remote part of Georgetown, a small community 50 miles outside Sacramento.
The 18-year-old phoned 911 to say that he and his brother were attacked, leaving him with 'traumatic injuries to his face,' and added he had been separated from his brother.
First responders arrived at the scene around 20 minutes later. They began treating the 18-year-old and launched a search for the 21-year-old.
'Shortly after the search started, they located a man down, and next to that individual was a mountain lion in a crouched position,' Kyle Parker, a spokesman for the sheriff's office, told KCRA 3.
Since 1890, there have been only six fatal mountain lion attacks in California, and the most recent in March 2024 was the first in two decades.
Mountain lions can weigh up to 150 pounds and are known for being one of the most reclusive animals in US forests, according to the National Parks Service.
Less than a month ago, a dog in Colorado was killed by a mountain lion while trying to save its owners.
While on their nightly walk in Boulder, Taulere and Arrone Appel witnessed their 10-pound dog Bodhi horrifyingly killed by a mountain lion at around 9pm.
Within just three minutes of their walk, Bodhi was attacked by the mountain lion.
'He was ten pounds, he was our little baby,' Taulere said.
Arrone said that if not for his poor pup, the animal would have attacked him instead.
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