A woman hiking alone on a quiet trail in California recorded the terrifying moment she came face-to-face with a mountain lion.<\/p>\n
Cortney Rasura was walking along the Gridley Trail in Ojai, California around 6:30 p.m. on July 3, something she has done for years, when she suddenly spotted a mountain lion just a few feet ahead, heading straight toward her.<\/p>\n
Although shocked, Rasura managed to take out her phone and start filming the encounter, according to a report by news outlet Edhat.<\/a> She kept still and avoided sudden movements that could provoke the animal. <\/p>\n The footage shows the mountain lion stopping on the trail, disappearing briefly into the brush, then reappearing in front of Rasura this time even closer.<\/p>\n \u2018An Amazing and Terrifying Experience\u2019 <\/p>\n Instead of running, Rasura stands her ground. She locks eyes with the mountain lion and shouts \u201cno\u201d and \u201cgo away\u201d repeatedly as the wild animal creeps toward her in the video. When that didn\u2019t seem to work, she is heard screaming in an effort to scare the mountain lion<\/a> off.<\/p>\n The tense standoff lasts several seconds, and the animal steps forward a few more times before finally turning away and climbing up the hillside, leaving Rasura alone on the trail. She continued walking, carefully checking behind her to make sure it wasn\u2019t following.<\/p>\n \u201cI have been hiking in Ojai for over 15 years and had never come across a mountain lion before. It was an amazing and terrifying experience all at the same time,\u201d Rasura tells Edhat.<\/p>\n