Man punches cougar in face, deters attack near Smithers, B.C.

A cougar plays with a piece of wool at the Parque de las Leyendas Zoo, in Lima, Peru, Wednesday, Dec. 9, 2020. THE CANADIAN PRESS/AP-Martin Mejia

SMITHERS - A British Columbia man suffered minor injuries after fending off a cougar attack by punching the animal in the face in the province's northern Interior.

The province's Conservation Officer Service says in a social media post that the attack happened on Saturday around 11 a.m. near Smithers, B.C., some 1,000 kilometres northwest of Vancouver.

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