SPEARFISH, S.D. (AP) - The Spearfish Police Department says a mountain lion has been killed by authorities after reports that the lion killed a dog.
Police received a call just before 10 p.m. Tuesday from a Spearfish resident who saw the mountain lion take the dog. The resident made a noise and the lion dropped the dog and ran away.
The South Dakota Game, Fish and Parks personnel called in a state trapper with dogs to track the lion Wednesday morning. The lion was found outside city limits and euthanized. Authorities say the animal was a sub-adult lion.
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