CANADIAN WOMAN FENDS OFF WILD COUGAR WITH ‘METALLICA’ SONG
HINDUSTAN TIMES, 3 AUGUST, 2019
A Canadian woman has thanked the legendary
American rock band ‘Metallica’ for saving her life after she fended off a wild cougar with their 1991 song
“Dont Tread on Me”, the media reported.
Last month, Dee
Gallant, a Vancouver Island resident, and her eight-year-old husky retriever Murphy went to a local logging trail just outside of Duncan, British Columbia, for their regular evening walk, Global News Canada reported on Friday.
Gallant told Global News Canada that she and her dog were faced with a threatening cougar that stood 50 feet ahead, maintaining a solid stare. Fortunately, Gallant had her phone handy, and in the heat of the moment, she pulled out her large music library and blasted the classic track to scare it off.
“I immediately put it on and I held it up high in the air... As soon as he heard the first note, he bolted. He was just gone”, she said.