A man filmed the terrifying moment he was followed and lunged at by a cougar while hiking. Kyle Burgess, 26, was walking in Slate Canyon, Provo, on Saturday afternoon when he noticed the animal in front of him at some distance.
He initially saw a set of cougar cubs that he thought were bobcats, but then came face-to-face with their mother. The animal first appears to start walking away, before turning around and heading towards Kyle, leaving him petrified.
The footage shows Kyle shouting and swearing during the dramatic encounter, repeatedly warning the cougar to "Get the f**k away." A six-minute standoff then followed, all of which Kyle filmed while he hiked alone in the canyon. "Go away!
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