7-Year-Old Survives Cougar Attack After Mom Fights It Off

A 7-year-old is lucky to be alive after being attacked by a cougar in his own back yard. His mom, Chelsea Bromley, is credited with saving him. She told Inside Edition she was shocked when she spotted the animal. "I saw it, [and thought,] 'Dear God, my kid could die in front of my eyes,'" Bromley told Inside Edition. "I see this animal on my child and at first I didn’t even know what it was." She added: "I realized it was a cougar and I jumped on the animal."