It’s not the thread that’s zombie, just the news report.
In any case, I don’t recall having heard about this, and yeah, it’s a weird case. Who knows what would have happened, but I like to think I’d have had the presence of mind to pursue the cat a bit to make sure it was run off. Who knows...I’d be nervous AF to discover a puma was chasing me from behind on the creep-tip. Surprise me once, shame on me, surprise me twice, and I’m gonna try to scare your overgrown *****cat ass from trying that **** again. I hope.