'Big' House Cat Roaming Through San Francisco Yards Mistaken for Mountain Lion, Police Confirm

A large feline spotted roaming around yards in San Francisco isn't a mountain lion as originally suspected, police said.

In an Instagram update posted on March 28, the South San Francisco Police Department (SSFPD) confirmed that the animal originally seen on a doorbell camera located at the 200 block of Mansfield Drive on March 26 was actually a large cat — as in a large house cat, and not a mountain lion as first suspected.

"We were able to confirm the Big Cat was not a mountain lion," the SSFPD said.

According to the SSFPD, police reported to the residential area and "were unable to locate this furry guy." They added that "there were no additional sightings" and said "there is no potential threat for the neighborhood."

In a Facebook post, police shared safety tips with patrons in the event that they encountered unknown wildlife in their neighborhood. "We’d like to remind our residents to avoid mountain lions, even at a distance a brief glimpse should be cause for alarm," the police said. "If confronted with a mountain lion, make your presence known; make noise, try to make yourself appear bigger & back away slowly."

The police also warned pet owners, "Do not leave your domestic pets [SIC] food outside, pets can attract mountain lions into developed areas such as this backyard."

"Report any mountain lion encounter or incident to your local Police Department, local Ranger District or Fish and Wildlife Office," the authorities added.

It's unclear whether the cat was feral or a domesticated pet.

The sighting was reported to the SSFPD a few days after a mountain lion killed a man in Georgetown, California in the first fatal mountain lion attack in the state in 20 years, per a statement shared by the El Dorado County Sheriff’s Office on March 24.

A 21-year-old man was killed and his 18-year old brother was injured when they were attacked by the mountain lion while in a remote area of Georgetown, the statement said.

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The injured man was separated from his brother during the attack, but the police located the deceased when they arrived in the area and "observed a crouched mountain lion next to a subject on the ground."

"Deputies discharged their firearms scaring the mountain lion off so they could render aid. Unfortunately, the male subject was deceased," the statement said.