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On April 12, Todd Keller of Tucson, Arizona, was mountain biking in a remote area of Sabino Canyon in the foothills of the Santa Catalina mountain range north of Tucson. He was looking for a certain trail but couldn't find it, despite backtracking his path twice. During a third attempt, he heard leaves rustling nearby. It was a mountain lion, which jumped out and began sprinting toward him.
Keller recalled for the May 19 Arizona Daily Star that he was "confident this lion intended to attack." Keller realized that he had unknowingly ridden past the hidden predator twice while looking for the elusive trail, and the "third time it chased me. There is no way it could have mistaken me for its usual prey."
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