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Merritt-area man attacked by bobcat

It was quite the encounter with a Bobcat for a man in Merritt. He thought it was one of his house cats until he went to grab it.

A man in the Merritt area is bitten by a possible bobcat that strayed into his home

Photographer Mark Bates said it was exciting to spot a young bobcat at a Burnaby B.C. riverbank. (Mark Bates)

A man in Merritt area got a nasty surprise when he went to let one of his cats out.

The feline turned out to be not a housecat but what's believed to be a wild bobcat.

Joe Garay is a Conservation Officer based in Merritt.

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