When the mountain lion got within about 10 feet, a husky engaged it and the man grabbed a shovel, striking the lion on the head, a report says.

A man sitting outside his RV in a Colorado campground killed a mountain lion with a shovel last week, prompting an investigation by wildlife officials.

An “ extremely aggressive” mountain lion approached a man camping with his dog at a Colorado campground, and he killed it with a shovel, wildlife officials said.