{"id":471293,"date":"2026-09-21T22:56:25","date_gmt":"2026-09-21T22:56:25","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/471293\/"},"modified":"2026-09-21T22:56:25","modified_gmt":"2026-09-21T22:56:25","slug":"mountain-lion-captured-in-dramatic-standoff-after-roaming-san-franciscos-outer-sunset-neighborhood-national-and-world-news","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/471293\/","title":{"rendered":"Mountain lion captured in dramatic standoff after roaming San Francisco’s Outer Sunset neighborhood | National and World News"},"content":{"rendered":"

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\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0SAN FRANCISCO (KGO<\/a>) — A mountain lion has been captured several hours after being spotted roaming San Francisco’s Outer Sunset neighborhood Friday morning, officials confirm.<\/p>\n

The animal was seen near Ulloa Street and 44th Avenue, which is not far from the ocean, around 7:30 a.m. and wildlife and animal control crews were dispatched.<\/p>\n

The mountain lion was tranquilized by San Francisco Animal Care and Control after some tense moments during a standoff with the animal for several hours.<\/p>\n

It was a dramatic scene as crews went to tranquilize the animal, it darted away. Residents and media were all pushed back as the animal briefly stopped at a corner and disappeared into an area of bushes, where another standoff began. About half an hour later, officials had tranquilized the mountain lion.<\/p>\n

The whole situation had neighbors on edge as they were being told to stay in their homes.<\/p>\n

“It was kind of crazy, we heard the police come out, they had all the bullhorns telling everybody, ‘ You need to disperse, get back in your homes,'” resident Shane Jordan said. “Within a few minutes we learned that it was a mountain lion running around the neighborhood and so obviously there was a lot of concern.”<\/p>\n

This is the second mountain lion sighting in San Francisco in two weeks. There were several reports of one perched in a tree in the Panhandle on Saturday, September 5. It’s unclear if it’s the same animal.<\/p>\n

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