{"id":29073,"date":"2025-07-28T09:45:13","date_gmt":"2025-07-28T09:45:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/29073\/"},"modified":"2025-07-28T09:45:13","modified_gmt":"2025-07-28T09:45:13","slug":"b-c-man-attacked-by-cougar-has-minor-injuries-after-he-says-he-punched-it","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/29073\/","title":{"rendered":"B.C. man attacked by cougar has minor injuries after he says he punched it"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>\n\t\t\t\tBy Staff<\/p>\n<p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tThe Canadian Press\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n<p>\n\t\t\t\t\tPosted July 27, 2025 5:42 pm\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n<p>\n\t\t\t\t1 min read\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n<p>\t\t\tDescrease article font size<\/p>\n<p>\t\t\tIncrease article font size<\/p>\n<p>A British Columbia man suffered minor injuries after fending off a <a href=\"https:\/\/globalnews.ca\/?s=cougar\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">cougar<\/a> attack by punching the animal in the face in the province\u2019s northern Interior.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/1753129028_943_70c8fc80.png\" alt=\"\" style=\"position:absolute;width:1px;height:1px\" referrerpolicy=\"no-referrer-when-downgrade\"\/><\/p>\n<p>The province\u2019s Conservation Officer Service says in a social media post that the attack happened on Saturday around 11 a.m. near Smithers, B.C., some 1,000 kilometres northwest of Vancouver.<\/p>\n<p>\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"170\" height=\"225\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/1753128969_722_national.jpg\" alt=\"For news impacting Canada and around the world, sign up for breaking news alerts delivered directly to you when they happen.\"\/><\/p>\n<p>\t\t\t\t\tGet breaking National news<\/p>\n<p>For news impacting Canada and around the world, sign up for breaking news alerts delivered directly to you when they happen.<\/p>\n<p>The service says the man was working near Lake Kathlyn when the animal approached and swiped his upper body.<\/p>\n<p>The man told officers that he punched the cougar in the face and the animal then disengaged.<\/p>\n<p>\n\t\tTrending Now\n\t<\/p>\n<p>\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/globalnews.ca\/news\/11296590\/ontario-family-sues-hospital-staff-sons-death\/\" class=\"c-posts__inner\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\"><\/p>\n<p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" class=\"c-posts__thumbnail\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/1753695913_121_Finlay.jpg\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"336\" height=\"224\" alt=\"\"\/><\/p>\n<p>\n\t\t\t\t\tOntario family sues hospital and staff over son\u2019s death\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n<p>\t\t\t<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/globalnews.ca\/news\/11306371\/que-sean-feucht\/\" class=\"c-posts__inner\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\"><\/p>\n<p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" class=\"c-posts__thumbnail\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/1753695913_435_b453ae5350ddaef57def39f5fee8fa9fd6a69b81f26b0c07eaf6d59123e67015.jpg\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"336\" height=\"224\" alt=\"\"\/><\/p>\n<p>\n\t\t\t\t\tCity fines Montreal church for hosting MAGA-affiliated singer Sean Feucht\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n<p>\t\t\t<\/a><\/p>\n<p>The service says the man suffered non-life-threatening injuries and did not need to be hospitalized.<\/p>\n<p>Officers set a live trap in the area and surveyed the scene but did not locate the cougar, and the service says it is monitoring the vicinity in case another response is necessary.<\/p>\n<p>\n\t\t\tMore on Canada<br \/>\n\t\t\tMore videos\n\t\t<\/p>\n<p>\n\t\t&amp;copy 2025 The Canadian Press\t<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"By Staff The Canadian Press Posted July 27, 2025 5:42 pm 1 min read Descrease article font 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