Boy, five, attacked by mountain lion in rural Northern California

A five-year-old boy has been attacked by a mountain lion while hiking with his mother and grandfather in rural Northern California (Keith Baker/Alamy/PA)

A five-year-old boy has been attacked by a mountain lion while hiking with his mother and grandfather in rural Northern California.

He had raced ahead of the adults on a trail in San Mateo County, south of San Francisco, when the big cat pounced on him and pinned him to the ground, said Capt Patrick Foy from the California Department of Fish and Wildlife.