Cougar sighting reported near Tri Lakes last week
From reports
According to our Whitley News Network partners, BuscoVoice.com, an alleged cougar sighting was reported on August 22 at Tri Lakes.
Max and Linda Zimmerman, along with two relatives, reported seeing an adult cougar drink from the water's edge at Big Cedar Lake's east basin at approximately 5 p.m. on August 21.
BuscoVoice.com provided Zimmerman's initial report as follows:
“My husband, Max, and two first cousins sighted an adult cougar on the north shore of Big Cedar Lake in the East Basin approximately 5 p.m. today (Aug. 21, 2010). We have alerted the Whitley County Sheriff Department, as well as neighbors adjoining the area of the sighting. This sighting was a very clear, close range sighting of the cougar as it drank from the water’s edge and immediately bolted into brush and disappeared as we were approaching with our pontoon dead on.
“One neighbor had heard ’something wild’ last night outside, but didn’t know what it was. Cougars don’t often attack humans, but they can and sometimes do. Pets, I imagine, would be considered fair game for this adult cougar! I can honestly say, we were all surprised at the sighting but all know exactly what we saw … no imagination here."
If you sight what you believe to be a wildcat in or around your neighborhood, call the local Department of Natural Resources (DNR) or local law enforcement officials.
Have you seen a cougar or heard of one spotted locally? Send us a message at jennifer@talkofthetownwc.com
According to our Whitley News Network partners, BuscoVoice.com, an alleged cougar sighting was reported on August 22 at Tri Lakes.
Max and Linda Zimmerman, along with two relatives, reported seeing an adult cougar drink from the water's edge at Big Cedar Lake's east basin at approximately 5 p.m. on August 21.
BuscoVoice.com provided Zimmerman's initial report as follows:
“My husband, Max, and two first cousins sighted an adult cougar on the north shore of Big Cedar Lake in the East Basin approximately 5 p.m. today (Aug. 21, 2010). We have alerted the Whitley County Sheriff Department, as well as neighbors adjoining the area of the sighting. This sighting was a very clear, close range sighting of the cougar as it drank from the water’s edge and immediately bolted into brush and disappeared as we were approaching with our pontoon dead on.
“One neighbor had heard ’something wild’ last night outside, but didn’t know what it was. Cougars don’t often attack humans, but they can and sometimes do. Pets, I imagine, would be considered fair game for this adult cougar! I can honestly say, we were all surprised at the sighting but all know exactly what we saw … no imagination here."
If you sight what you believe to be a wildcat in or around your neighborhood, call the local Department of Natural Resources (DNR) or local law enforcement officials.
Have you seen a cougar or heard of one spotted locally? Send us a message at jennifer@talkofthetownwc.com