Janitor corrals curious mountain lion in empty California classroom

The mountain lion entered an empty high school classroom in Pescadero, California (San Mateo County Sheriff’s Office via AP)

A quick-thinking janitor managed to safely confine a mountain lion in an empty classroom after it entered a Northern California high school, authorities have said.

The janitor was opening Pescadero High for the school day when the juvenile mountain lion was spotted, said Detective Javier Acosta of the San Mateo County Sheriff’s Office.