MOUNTAIN LION SIGHTING JG

A CALL REPORTING A MOUNTAIN LION SIGHTING TO PEBBLE BEACH COMPANY SECURITY OFFICERS TURNED UP A DEER CARCASS EARLIER THIS WEEK. THE MONDAY MORNING PHONE CALL REPORTED THE LION HAD BEEN PROWLING NEAR THE LODGE AT PEBBLE BEACH. OFFICERS SEARCHED THE AREA AND FOUND THE DEER CARCASS BEHIND THE PEBBLE BEACH POST OFFICE. THE AREA HAS SEEN SEVERAL MOUNTAIN LION SIGHTINGS THIS YEAR, POSSIBLY BECAUSE OF THE DEER POPULATION NORTH OF THE LODGE.