Mountain lion that attacked 5-year-old boy in Calabasas was young, starving

Officials have released the necropsy report on a mountain lion that attacked and tried to drag off a 5-year-old boy at a park in Calabasas earlier this month.

The terrifying incident occurred as a family from Woodland Hills was picnicking at Malibu Creek State Park on Sept. 1.

The big cat was later found in a tree and euthanized by wildlife officials, who said they had no choice but to put the animal down .

The results of a necropsy performed on the mountain lion revealed it was a female about one-year-old.

The report also found that the mountain lion had nothing in its stomach on the day that it acted aggressively.

The lion sprung from the bushes during the family’s Labor Day weekend picnic but was stopped by the boy’s father as it was trying to drag the child away.

The boy is back at home recovering from injuries.

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