The lion was spotted in the ..er..richer neighborhood next to ours, basically across I-40 from me. My house backs up to the city lake and the woods connect to the woods where the lion was seen. There's over 5000 acres just around the lake alone. Driving yesterday by the lake I saw police, dogs and some NC Zoo trucks and appeared to be cage traps. The lake has a nice large trail around it and hundreds walk it daily. My son and his friends go into these woods daily to play, guess we'll have to watch it, cuz eventually that lion is gonna get hungry.
Most feel it has to be a pet that got loose or let loose.
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