Brave rescuers tranquilize a mountain lion that became trapped 50ft up a tree then lower it to safety before it was released back into the wild in California Mountain lion was spotted perched up a tree in a yard in the California desert Shocked homeowner was doing some gardening when the big cat was noticed Firefighters had to tranquilize huge animal and lower it from 50ft high branches A biologist ran check-ups on the cougar before it was released back into the wild
By Chris Dyer For Mailonline and Associated Press
Published: 08:39 GMT, 18 February 2019 | Updated: 08:39 GMT, 18 February 2019
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A mountain lion had to be rescued after it got stuck up a tree outside a house in California.
The big cat was spotted outside the home in the Southern California desert by the shocked resident on Saturday.
Firefighters rescued the huge animal from the branches after the worried homeowner, who was working in their yard at the time.
The authorities called to