7-year-old boy recovering from cougar attack

 

7-year-old boy recovering from cougar attack in central Alberta

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A 7-year-old was airlifted to the Stollery Children’s Hospital in Edmonton, where he is recovering from a cougar attack that occurred in central Alberta over the weekend. Laura Krause speaks to his mother, who provides details on the attack.

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By Laura Krause

Posted Aug 2, 2022, 6:48PM MDT.

Last Updated Aug 3, 2022, 11:31AM MDT.

EDITOR’S NOTE: Some readers may find parts of this story graphic

Cason Feuser is recovering at the Stollery Children’s Hospital in Edmonton, after a vicious cougar attack on Sunday.

Chay Feuser, Cason’s mom says he was camping with their neighbour and their children near Rocky Mountain House when the attack happened. Feuser says the six kids were playing by the river when the cougar started attacking out of nowhere. She says the kids started screaming and running when their neighbour grabbed a rock and threw it at the cougar, which then released the boy.

Chay Feuser was in Dawson Creek, British Columbia when she got the call that forever changed her life. “All she said was ‘Cason’s been attacked by a cougar, STARS is coming to get him, you just need to get in your truck and get here’,” she says.

Cason spent three and a half hours in surgery and had over 200 staples, and stitches over his face, neck, and head. He’s now on the long road to recovery. “The physical part will be just resting and healing that way, but the mental part I’m nervous to see how that plays out,” says Chay Feuser.

“If it was an older cougar it would have snapped his neck and crushed his skull and took him in a heartbeat, so the fact that it was an adolescent cougar and it was just learning and figuring out what to do, it saved Cason’s life.”

Fish and Wildlife Enforcement Services captured the adolescent cougar that afternoon, not far from the attack site along Baptiste River. Through DNA analysis, they were able to determine the female cougar euthanized was responsible for the attack. “A cat looks at everything potentially as a food source,” says Mike Ewald, the Provincial Problem WIldlife Special with Fish and Wildlife Enforcement Services.

Cougar encounters are rare, but it’s important to know what precautions to take and what to do if you encounter a cougar. Fish and Wildlife Enforcement Services recommends:

• Travelling in groups and carrying some form of protection, such as bear spray. Be prepared to use bear spray when outdoors during any time of year;
• If you see a cougar in the distance, do not run or turn your back;
• If the cougar appears to be unaware of your presence, gather children and pets in close, slowly and cautiously back away and leave the area;
• If a cougar is hissing and snarly or staring intently and tracking your movements, do not run, and do not play dead. Make yourself look big and speak loudly. If the cougar makes contact, fight back and don’t give up. Use all means at your disposal;
• More cougar safety tips can be found on the provincial government’s website.

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https://edmonton.citynews.ca/2022/08/02/7-year-old-boy-recovering-from-cougar-attack/

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