Women rescue friend being mauled by cougar in Washington state

Keri Bergere suffered severe head and neck injuries from attack on 17 February while group were on a biking trip

A group of Washington state women wrestled their friend out of the jaws of a cougar after the animal encountered and attacked them while they were on a biking trip.

The women recently shared details of the cougar’s attack and their friend’s dramatic rescue for the first time in an interview with the Seattle NBC affiliate KING-TV.