One Shot From Handgun Saves 10-yr-old from Mountain Lion

Link: Boy survives mountain lion attack - People: Tales of survival - MSNBC.com.

Fortunately, another adult — P.J.’s uncle — in the party had brought a handgun along and had left it in a vehicle that was parked nearby. He ran to get the gun, and when the animal started to investigate whether P.J.’s head was bite-sized, Smith told him to shoot the animal, which he did with one extremely well-placed shot.