One minute, one Idaho family was enjoying each other’s company during a family reunion camping trip, but the next, they were fighting to save their 4-year-old who was seconds from death.
Idaho parents Isreal and Kera Butt had brought their three little kids on a camping trip for the weekend for a family reunion with extended family near Green Canyon Hot Springs. After dinner, some of the kids including the Butt’s four-year-old daughter Kelsi wanted to go play by the creek, which Israel and Kera figured was perfectly safe.
However, as the 4-year-old and her cousins made their way down to the creek, which was close to the family’s campsite, the adults heard a terrified scream. “As they were walking, the 10-year-old cousin screamed, ‘I see it,’” Kera said. “I knew she saw the mountain lion but I didn’t know it was attacking Kelsi.”
“The cat bit Kelsi on the side and tried to pick her up and drag her a little bit,” Kera said. “It didn’t have a good hold so it put its paws on her to get a better grip.”
Kera and another family member rushed over to the kids, and as they approached, the mountain lion ran off and thankfully dropped the little girl, who was now covered in bite and claw marks and said she ‘hurt everywhere’.
The family rushed Kelsi to the hospital for antibiotics and a rabies shot, but despite the injuries, Kera knew her little girl would be fine. “I had this overwhelming feeling that she was fine,” Kera said. “I just had this comfort that she was okay and I felt like angels were there protecting her.”
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Family Saves 4-Year-Old From Mountain Lion Attack is an article from: LifeDaily