Mother saves son from mountain lion

A US woman has saved her five-year-old son’s life by prying his head from the mouth of a mountain lion in their front yard.

The mother heard screaming at their home near the Colorado resort town of Aspen. The boy was playing outside with his brother, Pitkin County sheriff’s deputy, Michael Buglione said.

The mother ran outside and saw her son struggling with the animal. “She said the mountain lion was on top of her son, crouched down on top of him,” Mr Buglione said.