A solo hiker who authorities believe was killed by a mountain lion on a remote Colorado trail on New Year's Day was not the first person to encounter one of the predators in the area in recent weeks.

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Gary Messina said he was able to scare the lion away after it rushed him on the morning of Nov. 11 A woman died on the same trail ...

LARIMER COUNTY, Colo. — Trails near Crosier Mountain remained closed Friday as investigators worked to determine what led to a deadly suspected mountain lion attack in Larimer County. Colorado Parks ...

"It was basically trying to maul me," said Gary Messina Abigail Adams is a Human Interest Writer and Reporter for PEOPLE. She has been working in journalism for seven years. Getty A man says he fought ...