California Family Finds Mountain Lion in Garage
{{#rendered}} {{/rendered}}May 24: A photo provided bv the Hesperia Code Enforcement shows a mountain lion peering from his hiding place inside a family's garage in Hesperia, Calif. The mountain lion was eventually sedated by California State Fish and Game Biologists and released back into the wild. (AP/Hesperia Code Enforcement)
A California man rooting around his garage for what he thought was a raccoon or other small animal was suddenly face-to-face with a mountain lion.
Jesse Taylor's wife called police Tuesday morning after he discovered the big cat in the garage of their home in Hesperia, a Mojave Desert community about 80 miles northeast of Los Angeles.
The Victorville Daily Press reports neighbors had seen the mountain lion roaming the area since Friday.
{{#rendered}} {{/rendered}}California Fish and Game, Hesperia Animal Control and San Bernardino County sheriff's officials showed up, tranquilized the cougar and released it in the San Bernardino National Forest.