PESCADERO, Calif. - A mountain lion was safely removed from a high school it had entered earlier on Wednesday morning, officials say.
Despite the scare, the San Mateo County Sheriff's Office said all students and staff were safe.The 4 to 6-month-old big cat was removed from Pescadero High School by California Department of Fish and Wildlife crews.
The sheriff's office tweeted that everyone was safe at about 9:30 a.m. The update on the mountain lion's removal came at around 5 p.m.
It is believed to be a male mountain lion. The cat will be taken to Oakland Zoo for evaluation and is expected to be released back into the wild.