The woman who died following a mountain lion attack after going on a hike on New Year's Day has been identified. The Larimer County Coroner's Office said in a news release on Monday, Jan 5, that ...

Colorado has a few thousand mountain lions, but a mountain lion attack on a human is rare, and a fatality – like the woman who died in a suspected attack Thursday in Larimer County – is even rarer.

A woman has died after a suspected mountain lion attack in Colorado — first in the state since 1999. The attack happened Thursday, officials said, per NBC News. Hikers told officials they saw a ...

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.

LARIMER COUNTY, Colo. — Trails near Crosier Mountain remained closed Friday as investigators worked to determine what led to a deadly suspected mountain lion attack in Larimer County. Colorado Parks ...

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 ...

Authorities believe that a mountain lion attacked and killed a woman in Colorado. It's the first fatality related to the animal in the state since 1999. Dating back to 1868, there's been 29 confirmed ...

The owner said she was feet away from her front door when the attack took place.

After a fatal mountain lion attack killed a woman hiking in January 2026, a separate sighting forced a trail closure. A woman was killed in Colorado’s first fatal mountain lion attack in 25 years.

On January 1, 2026, a woman was found dead along a trail in Larimer County with a mountain lion close to her body. Investigators are still working to determine if the big cat was responsible for her ...

A woman who was found dead after a mountain lion attack in Colorado on New Year's Day has been identified as 46-year-old Kristen Marie Kovatch The victim's brother said in a statement that the family ...