Two mountain lions were spotted close to an Elementary School in Orange County earlier this week, officials said Wednesday.
The first sighting was reported Oct 15 while rangers were leading a sunset hike at Thomas F. Riley Wilderness Park near Wagon Wheel Elementary, said Marisa O'Neil, public information officer for OC Parks, in the Orange County Register.
"They saw a mountain lion jump on the trail and run parallel past them and disappear in the brush," O'Neil told the paper.
A second siting was reported in the bed of Wagon Wheel Creek on Sunday by a parent who said his son had seen a mountain lion.
Wagon Wheel Elementary Principal Kathy Parker sent an email to parents saying staff have been directed to watch for the animals, the Register said.
O'Neil said the increase in deer population might explain the recent sitings.
Seven years ago a, 35-year-old mountain biker was killed and a second rider was mauled by a mountain lion in nearby Whiting Ranch Wilderness.
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