Driver Spots Mountain Lion By Menlo Park Golf Course

MENLO PARK, CA — A driver called in a mountain lion sighting Monday morning outside the Sharon Heights Golf Club in Menlo Park, according to police.

The call came in around 7:30 a.m. from a driver who said they saw a mountain lion near the golf course's fence line on Sand Hill Road. An officer from the Menlo Park Police Department responded to the area to look for the mountain lion and notified staff members, who aided in the search.

A police spokesperson told Patch that neither the officer nor golf course workers were able to find the creature, but with a lot of people and vehicles in the surrounding area it was possible the animal was scared away.

As Bay City News notes, Monday's possible mountain lion sighting follows several confirmed around populated Bay Area communities since the beginning of this year, including in Petaluma, San Jose, Cotati, and Yountville.

In January, a 5-year-old boy was hospitalized after being attacked by a mountain lion a few miles south of Half Moon Bay in unincorporated San Mateo County.

Residents can report wild animal sightings via the state Department of Fish and Wildlife's online system.

Bay City News contributed to this report.