The man who killed a mountain lion with his bare hands expresses

A runner, who fought a mountain lion with his bare hands to kill him, finally talked about the unbelievable ordeal.

The story of Travis Kauffman has gone viral since he was crossing the wilds of Colorado and that vicious animal was at the rendezvous.

He describes a hike and hear the sound of rustling pine needles. Although he usually does not think much about it, he still fears that it is a deadly animal.

Unfortunately for him, his worst fears came to life.

In a few seconds, the lion threw himself on him and then began a three-minute battle for life.

The 31-year-old woman explained, "She was going up to my face, so I raised my hands in the air to block my face, at which point she grabbed my hand and wrist.

Credit: Colorado Parks and Wildlife

"And that's when my fear reaction turned into a fight response.

"Because I am a recent cat owner, I know that rear claws are pretty dangerous when it comes to an attack." And I was rather worried that his claws were sinking. in my stomach and my groin.

"I was able to move and put a foot on my neck … I walked on his neck with my right foot and, very slowly, after a few minutes, I thought I was going to get closer and that I would start beating again There were some other scratches resulting from these punches at that time, and I would say a few minutes later, he finally stopped moving.

A runner killed a mountain lion that was thrown at him during a run. Credit: 1713 images / Pixabay

A Colorado Parks and Wildlife spokesperson, Rebecca Ferrell, revealed that the juvenile mountain lion's exams confirmed her choking and stated that the man had acted appropriately in defending herself.

Speaking to Buzzfeed News, Ferrell said, "This is certainly not something you hear every day.

"We know that sounds hard to believe, but his survival instinct started and he did what he had to do."

The story of the ordeal shows that the man was running along West Ridge, a busy trail from the Horsetooth Mountain Open Space of Larimer County, when he heard a rustle behind him.

Being less than a year old, it is likely that the cat was afraid and learn to hunt, but despite the initial efforts of the man to scare him, the lion is taken for the face and neck.

Selected picture source: Colorado Parks and Wildlife