Big Bend hiker injured in mountain lion attack

A hiker was injured by a mountain lion Friday in a remote portion of Big Bend National Park.

According to the National Park Service, the attack took place as Andrea Pinero Cebrian and her companions were hiking through the Mesa de Anguila near Lajitas. Cebrian, 29, was treated by Terlingua Medics for injuries considered minor and she and her party then were able to drive to a hospital in Alpine, a park spokesman said.

That portion of the park has been closed so that park rangers and biologists can investigate the attack and search for the mountain lion.

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