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- CBS News
California summer camp staff member attacked by mountain lion
A summer camp staff member was injured after they were attacked by a mountain lion in Northern California last weekend, officials said. In a joint news release on Thursday, the California Department of Fish and Wildlife and the Trinity County Sheriff's Office said the staff member was attacked on Saturday afternoon at a summer camp east of Hyampom, California. The staff member sustained minor injuries and the lion took off. While searching the property to ensure the animal left the area, the property owner came across a mountain lion. Officials said, fearing for his life, the property owner euthanized the animal. No details surrounding how the animal was euthanized were released. The CDFW collected the mountain lion carcass for DNA testing, which later confirmed that the mountain lion euthanized was not the one responsible for the attack. A search is now underway for the mountain lion in the attack. Officials said mountain lions pose little threat to humans, saying a person is 1,000 times more likely to be struck by lightning than attacked by a mountain lion. People who come across mountain lions should never approach them, stay calm, face the animal, make loud noises and try to look bigger; never crouch down or bend over, put small children on their shoulders and keep pets leashed. Hyampom is located about 245 miles northwest of Sacramento and about 85 miles west of Redding.
Yahoo
12-05-2025
- Yahoo
Partial human skull identified as California woman reported missing in 1987
Partial skeletal remains recovered in 1993 have been positively identified through DNA analysis as that of a Northern California woman reported missing in 1987, officials announced last week. Kay Josephine Medin, 48, was reported missing in Aug. 1987 by her husband Nikolas Medin, according to a news release from officials in Humbolt County. Her husband reportedly told investigators that he'd left on a business trip and when he returned, his wife was gone. 'The Medin property was searched, and friends and family were contacted. Her doctor was contacted, who reported she had no serious medical issues,' the release detailed. 'Kay was employed as a teacher at the Hyampom School. Her boss was contacted and reported Kay had been in good spirits. Kay's purse and personal property were found at the residence.' Investigators with the Trinity County Sheriff's Office listed her disappearance as suspicious. A little more than three months later, in Nov. 1987, the Humboldt County Sheriff's Office received a package containing skeletal remains and an anonymous letter with directions to additional remains in the eastern part of the county. Investigators followed up and located the additional remains, using dental records to positively identify Kay. A death certificate was issued in 1988, but she was still categorized as missing since her complete body had never been found, officials said. Then in 1993, a man walking the beach near Trinidad Head found a partial human skull and turned it over to authorities. DNA testing at that time did not indicate any matches. It wasn't until 2024, after receiving funding to clear up a backlog of unidentified human remains cases, that officials at HCSO sent the partial skull remains to a private lab for DNA analysis. Woman, 64, faces deportation after making wrong turn in Southern California After working up a DNA profile, the lab's in-house genealogy team used forensic genetic genealogy to see if any leads could be generated, soon releasing a report that Kay had a possible daughter. 'Investigators were able to locate the daughter and obtained a DNA sample from her,' officials said. 'The California Department of Justice later compared the two samples and confirmed the skull belonged to Kay Medin.' No arrests or charges have ever been made in connection with her disappearance and death, the Los Angeles Times reported. Her husband, Nikolas, died in 2018. Copyright 2025 Nexstar Media, Inc. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed.
