Cougar mauls 16-year-old girl
A teen was attacked by a cougar when she and her boyfriend illegally entered a wildlife collector's home.
BY JOSE PAGLIERY, JENNIFER LEBOVICH AND KIRSTEN MAGUIRE
jpagliery@MiamiHerald.com

A young man's irresponsible bravado nearly cost a young girl her life Saturday afternoon.

The 16-year-old girl was mauled by a cougar and rushed to the hospital after she and 21-year-old Anthony Zitnick illegally entered a wildlife collector's home about 1:30 p.m. Neighbors believe Zitnick was trying to impress the younger girl.

Alan Rigerman, who legally keeps two cougars and several snakes, tortoises and alligators at his North Miami-Dade home, was out for the weekend at a reptile show in Central Florida.

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