Subject: Warning to hikers

Texas Division of Wildlife -- Alert

Warning to all hikers in the upcoming summer season:

HOUSTON: The Texas Division of Wildlife is issuing a warning to hikers
in the Big Bend area after the near-fatal mauling of three hikers
this past weekend.  The group had been hiking in the mountains around
Pinecrest Ridge when they were apparently attacked by a mountain lion.

The injured hikers managed to limp back, bleeding, to a ranger station.
All were covered with scratches and bite marks; one was catatonic while
his friends were in shock, too traumatized to do anything more than
dazedly repeat "No --."  However, the party had a camera;
apparently one of the hikers managed to photograph the beast as
it charged the hapless group.

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