Officials on Monday identified the two brothers attacked by a mountain lion in El Dorado County, California, leaving one of them dead and the other seriously injured. Taylen Robert Claude Brooks, 21, died after a mountain lion attacked him near the Georgetown area, the El Dorado County Sheriff's Office said. His brother, 18-year-old Wyatt Brooks, is still recovering and has gone through multiple surgeries since then. Both are from Mt. Akum, which is about 53 miles outside of Sacramento.
’s Wildlife Forensics Laboratory for testing. confirmed that during testing on Sunday, DNA samples collected from the scene matched samples taken from the lion carcass. Officials said it was a male mountain lion that weighed approximately 90 pounds and appeared to be in good condition. The last time a deadly mountain lion attack was reported in Northern California was in 1994. That woman was Barbara Schoener.
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