Mantua Police Scare ‘Very Young Mountain Lion or a Very Large House Cat’ Out of Town After Sightings

May 5, 2019, 7:58 PM | Updated: 8:25 pm

KSLTV.com

MANTUA, Utah – The Mantua Police Department got few calls about a mountain lion in tow near the Box Elder Campground Sunday.

In an update on Facebook, the department said the animal had been located and scared out of town.

“Mantua Utah Police Department MPD and the DWR have located the suspected Mountain Lion, it is either a very young Mountain Lion or a VERY large house cat. Regardless, it has been hazed and scared out of town. We’ll keep you posted of any other sightings. For now, it’s out of town, no reason to worry. We’ll keep an eye out tonight and will be staffing the area heavily for the next while.”

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