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콜로라도 출신의 40세 여성인 코페스톤스키는 미국 다운 벨리 파크 근처에서 등산을 하다가 퓨마가 자신을 뒤따라온다는 것을 알게 되었다. 그녀와 퓨마의 거리는 약 4.5m에 불과했다.
그녀는 재빠르게 나뭇가지를 잡고 위협적인 자세를 취했지만 퓨마가 달아나지 않자 오페라를 부르기 시작했다.
왜 오페라를 부르기 시작했는지 본인도 모른다고 대답했다. 하지만 퓨마를 물러서게 하기 위해서는 효과적인 방법이었다.
“퓨마는 귀를 내린 채로 나를 계속 응시하면서 뒤로 물러섰다가 다시 나에게로 다가왔다. 하지만 자신의 털을다듬은 후 나에게로 달려오려다 도망 가버렸다,” 라고 코페스톤스키는 한 매체 인터뷰에서 밝혔다.
이 사건에 대해 연락 받은 경찰은 이 사건이 그저 무서운 경험으로만 끝났다는 것이 다행이라고 말했으며 퓨마가 사람을 따라다녔던 것은 지금까지 한번밖에 없었다고 한다.
(코리아헤럴드 조한나 인턴기자 hnncho@heraldcorp.com)
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Colorado hiker sings opera to scare off aggressive mountain lion
The mountain lion attack is over when the hiking lady sings.
A Colorado woman was hiking a trail near Down Valley Park in Placerville when she noticed that a mountain lion had started stalking her.
“I turned around and looked, and then [the mountain lion] was just standing there between 10 and 15 feet away from me,” Kyra Kopestonsky told 9NEWS.
The 40-year-old grabbed a tree branch to make herself appear threatening to the cat, but when that visual tactic didn‘t work, she went with an aural assault.
“I don’t know why, I just started singing opera really loud,” Koestonsky said. “It kind of put its ears down and just kept looking at me, and it sort of backed away. Then, it came around the bushes and came towards me again and crouched about 10 feet away.”
The lion would intermittently groom itself and then lunge at Koestonsky, but it eventually wandered away.
The San Miguel County Sheriff‘s Office had been alerted about the situation by Koestonsky’s housemate and deputies met her at the trailhead.
The SMSO reported this is only the second stalking situation they have dealt with.
“We‘re glad this turned out to be nothing more than a frightening experience for the hiker,” Sheriff Bill Masters said in a press release. “She is obviously educated as to what to do in this unexpected situation.” (UPI)
Colorado hiker sings opera to scare off aggressive mountain lion
The mountain lion attack is over when the hiking lady sings.
A Colorado woman was hiking a trail near Down Valley Park in Placerville when she noticed that a mountain lion had started stalking her.
“I turned around and looked, and then [the mountain lion] was just standing there between 10 and 15 feet away from me,” Kyra Kopestonsky told 9NEWS.
The 40-year-old grabbed a tree branch to make herself appear threatening to the cat, but when that visual tactic didn‘t work, she went with an aural assault.
“I don’t know why, I just started singing opera really loud,” Koestonsky said. “It kind of put its ears down and just kept looking at me, and it sort of backed away. Then, it came around the bushes and came towards me again and crouched about 10 feet away.”
The lion would intermittently groom itself and then lunge at Koestonsky, but it eventually wandered away.
The San Miguel County Sheriff‘s Office had been alerted about the situation by Koestonsky’s housemate and deputies met her at the trailhead.
The SMSO reported this is only the second stalking situation they have dealt with.
“We‘re glad this turned out to be nothing more than a frightening experience for the hiker,” Sheriff Bill Masters said in a press release. “She is obviously educated as to what to do in this unexpected situation.” (UPI)
