Jogger uses rock to battle attacking cougar on Vancouver Island

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By Dirk Meissner, The Canadian Press, August 11, 2016 

VICTORIA — A Vancouver-area man used a rock to battle a cougar during a recent wild animal attack on a remote logging road on Vancouver Island.

The attack has prompted British Columbia’s Conservation Officer Service to remind residents to report wild cat encounters to the province’s 24-hour hotline to help them keep track of cougars as they enter populated areas.

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