Two Lions Reported Loose in Indiana, Deputies Say
Deputies searched for four hours after a resident reported a 300-pound lioness and cub, but found no evidence of the animals.
- On Thursday, Madison County deputies responded to a resident's report of a 300-pound lioness and cub on his property in the 10000 block of South County Road 50 West, launching a four-hour search that yielded no evidence of the animals.
- The report of "two large, exotic felines" near the Madison-Hancock county line prompted officers to search Green Township, where witnesses described the lioness wearing a blue collar and the cub weighing approximately 100 to 150 pounds.
- Officers from the Madison County Sheriff, Hancock County Sheriff, and Indiana State Police deployed ground units and thermal-imaging drone technology during the search; one drone briefly spotted a pig instead of a lion.
- Madison County Sheriff John Beeman stated the sighting remains unconfirmed as no law enforcement officials witnessed the animals, though authorities urge residents to immediately report "any unusual animal sightings" to local authorities.
- Residents in the area of about 6,000 people expressed both excitement and concern about the potential threat, while the Indianapolis Zoo confirmed all of its lions are accounted for and keeping a pet lion is illegal under federal law.
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Deputies on hunt for reported lion, cub in Indiana
MADISON/HANCOCK COUNTIES, Ind. — A lion and a cub may be on the loose somewhere in Hancock or Madison counties in Indiana. Sheriff’s deputies and state police are on the hunt for the animals. The Madison County Sheriff’s Department said it received a report at 10 a.m. of two large exotic cats on the loose…
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