The unexpected result of the story of the man who defeated a cougar: it turned out that he was a puppy

Travis Kauffman, the man who strangled a cougar on February 4th on a jogging track in Colorado he was confronted with to a puppy, according to the report published after the necropsy.

The Parks and Wildlife Division of Colorado explained that on the day of his death, the animal Weighed about 10 kilos and had between three and four months.

"The sample presented for necropsy is the corpse of a cougar puppy, about 3-4 months (deciduous dentition completely erupted, lateral incisors partially erupted) "describes the document.

In addition, he revealed that the corpse of the feline did not show signs of cruelty from the athlete, and that He died in "just conditions".

"The results of the autopsy suggest a trauma to the head, and also agree with the description of strangulation defending the victim, based on petechial haemorrhages in the larynx and trachea, "added the coroner, who confirmed that the results corroborated the version told by Kauffman.

On February 14, Travis Kauffman told for the first time how he managed to defeat the cougar. Although he already has recovered from wounds, in his face they still noticed the scars of the scratches of the mountain lion.

He said that on February 4 he ran into the open space of Horsetooth Mountain, about 65 miles northwest of Denver. The sound of the pines warns him that an animal moved among the undergrowth. When he turned his head, he did not have time to escape.

About him he jumped a young cougar. Although he raised his arms and shouted at him, he could not scare him away. The mountain lion he hit her, scratched her face and bit his wrist.

Although the athlete grabbed sticks and stones on hand to hit the animal, his attempts were in vain.

"The decisions were pretty instinctive" he counted.

His efforts to survive helped him hold the couguar. He placed his foot on his neck to choke him until the cat caught his last breath.

Kauffman, who he is 1.77 and weighs about 70 kilos, During the lecture, he said he had no knowledge of martial arts. He fought the animal only with his hands.

After killing him, he ran towards civilization. As I went, I saw on the floor footprints of mountain lions, so he panicked at the thought that he was in dangerous territory.

At the hospital, received more than 20 stitches for wounds on the face, neck, wrist and legs. Despite the fear, he admitted to feeling really lucky to be victorious.