Two residents in Orange County, California, were recently awoken by an unusual sight: a mountain lion prowling around their property and then taking a dip in a nearby lake.
Valerie Strowski said she and her husband were woken up by a “loud thud” outside of their Mission Viejo property shortly after 1:20 am on March 19.
When Strowski’s husband went to investigate the noise on their CCTV cameras he spotted a mountain lion skulking around their backyard.
Strowski said she then saw the animal walk alongside their swimming pool before she called the Orange County Sheriff’s Office.
The mountain lion stayed in their back garden for around 15 minutes before it dove into Lake Mission Viejo, which borders their property, and swam away.
Strowski said the cat made it all the way across. “We were shocked. We had no idea these cats could swim like that,” she said.
Credit: Valerie Strowski via Storyful
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27 сен 2024
