A mountain lion has killed one man and left one other with "traumatic injuries" to his face, authorities within the US state of California have mentioned.

The two brothers have been attempting to find shed antlers after they have been attacked by the mountain lion in Georgetown, a distant a part of El Dorado County.

The youthful brother, 18, referred to as the county sheriff's workplace on Saturday afternoon to report he and his 21-year-old brother have been attacked by the lion.

Deputies arrived round 1.30pm to seek out the youthful man with facial accidents.

About quarter-hour later, they discovered the mountain lion crouched over the physique of the older brother.

The animal was scared off when deputies fired their weapons and is now on the run, being looked for by wardens.

Mountain lions have attacked people beforehand, however the final deadly encounter was in 2004 in Orange County, in keeping with the fish and wildlife division.

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