CLARKS, Neb. (KSNB) – The Merrick County Sheriff’s Office posted an image of mountain lion that it says was reported to the department on Thursday night.
A resident at the Summerwood Resort lake community contacted the sheriff’s office at 8:40 p.m. with a sighting and image from a trail camera, which was taken earlier that Thursday at 4:30 a.m.
The Merrick County Sheriff’s Office has filed a report with Nebraska Game and Parks, which has a conservation officer investigating the sighting.
The sheriff’s department recommends all homeowners at the lake communities of Summerwood Resort to keep their pets inside after dark.
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