Mountain lion killed after early morning stroll - KOTA Territory News

Mountain lion killed after early morning stroll

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A mountain lion is dead after taking an early morning stroll in Rapid City.

Police  spokesperson Tarah Heupel says a driver spotted the lion crossing Omaha Street 12:50 Friday morning. Heupel says officers called South Dakota Game Fish & Parks, which instructed officers to put the lion down. Workers with Game Fish & Parks later came to dispose of the body.

The female lion weighed 84 pounds. It's estimated to be two years old.

 

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