Pet cat killed after mountain lion attack [Video]

KETCHUM — A young mountain lion was euthanized last week in the Wood River Valley after Fish & Game officers say it killed a pet cat.

The cat had been let outside just a few minutes before the Wednesday attack, and the incident occurred within a six-foot-tall fenced back yard, according to a Fish and Game press release.

The lion was tracked from the backyard south of Ketchum to Highway 75 when the tracks could no longer be followed.

Because the lion entered a fenced backyard of a residence and killed a pet, the decision was made to set a trap at the residence to protect the safety of area residents and their pets.

The lion was trapped later that day and was euthanized by Fish and Game officers. The lion was a yearling …