A mountain lion asphyxiated the hiker, an autopsy shows.

A woman was found dead in Colorado on New Year's Day after a suspected mountain lion attack, the first in the state since 1999, authorities told USA TODAY late last week. Two hikers came across the ...

Mountain lion attacks on humans are rare. Here's more information about this predator in Colorado.

A solo hiker who authorities believe was killed by a mountain lion on a remote Colorado trail on New Year's Day was not the first person to encounter one of the predators in the area in recent weeks.

A solo hiker who authorities believe was killed by a mountain lion on a remote Colorado trail on New Year’s Day was not the first person to encounter one of the predators in the area in recent weeks.

This is a poignant scene that captures what are probably the final months of this magnificent lion’s life. We learn from the ...

A solo hiker who authorities believe was killed by a mountain lion on a remote Colorado trail on New Year’s Day was not the first person to encounter one of the predators in the area in recent weeks.

The Larimer County Coroner’s Office has identified 46-year-old Kristen Marie Kovatch of Fort Collins as the victim of last week’s fatal mountain lion attack northeast of Estes Park. An autopsy ...

(LARIMER COUNTY, Colo.) -- A female hiker was killed by a mountain lion on the Crosier Mountain trail in Larimer County, Colorado, on Thursday, according to state officials. The victim's identity has ...