Man attacked by lion, saved by a bear

Robert Biggs, 69, often hikes in the Bean Soup Flat area. He came across a mother bear, a yearling and a newborn, which were about 40 feet from where he was standing. He decided to leave them be and turned to walk back up the trail. As he turned, a mountain lion pounced on him grabbing hold of his backpack with all four paws. He wrestled with the cat, striking it in the head with a rock pick. The cat screamed when it was hit with the pick, but didn’t let go. Before he knew it, the mother bear came from behind and pounced on the cat, tearing its grip from the backpack. More