A young boy was mauled by a mountain lion in a horrific attack in California.
5-year-old Jack Trexler from Half Moon Bay was playing near his home on Tuesday evening, at around 6.50 pm, when he was attacked by a vicious mountain lion.
In a desperate attempt to save her son from getting killed, the boy’s mother, Suzie, charged the animal and wrestled it until it released her child.
Following the brutal attack, Jack was left with some “battle wounds” including cuts and bruises to his face and body.
“Jack has many lacerations, especially on his precious face, in addition to a fracture near one eye.point 86 | He is covered in cuts, bruises and scratches but his spirit remains intact.point 149 | He is the most courageous, adventurous little guy I have ever met and I am not surprised that if there was a kid who could wrestle a mountain lion and come out on top, it would be Jack,” the boy’s aunt, Amie Wagner, expressed as she started a
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page to help the family raise money for medical expenses.point 106 | 1She continued: “I started this GoFundMe to help Jack’s parents cover medical expenses and to help them with whatever their needs are on the farm while they focus on his recovery.point 373 |
They are a hard-working, amazing family, dedicating their life’s work to running a program for the area’s homeless population on the farm, in addition to a program that serves underprivileged students.point 179 | 1
“Now it is their turn to be on the receiving end of the kindness and compassion that they are normally giving. Any donations will be used to cover expenses and hopefully to help keep a smile on Jack’s face if there is something special he would enjoy while he is recovering. Thanks for considering helping!”
Wagner also spoke out in an interview with the Chronicle in which she praised Suzie and branded her as a strong mother and a hero.
“It’s obviously been traumatic, but I think she’s ready to focus on the positive, knowing how much worse it could have been,” she said.
While Jack will recover from bruises and cuts inflicted by the mountain lion, the family was told things could end up much worse, whereas the animal only missed a nerve near the boy’s eye by less than half an inch.
“The attack was very, very vicious in nature. Every indication is that (the mother) saved her son’s life,” Captain Patrick Foy of the Department of Fish and Wildlife confirmed.
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