A woman found dead on a hiking trail in Colorado was killed in a suspected mountain lion attack, the state's first fatal attack since 1999, authorities said. The woman was discovered on Jan. 1 when two hikers came upon a mountain lion lying partially over her body on the Larimer County hiking trail, Colorado Parks and Wildlife said.

A female hiker was killed by a mountain lion Thursday on the Crosier Mountain trail in Larimer County, Colorado, according to Colorado Parks and Wildlife.