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A mountain lion entered a northern California high school Wednesday morning and was trapped inside a classroom, authorities said.
The cougar entered the grounds of Pescadero High School and ran before a teacher managed to close a door, trapping her inside a classroom, the San Mateo County Sheriff’s Office said.
Photos shared with Fox News show the isolated animal in the classroom curled up next to a desk. The sheriff’s office said all students and staff are safe.
“Staff and MPs have been able to isolate the cougar in a classroom and there is no immediate threat,” the sheriff’s office wrote on Facebook.
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The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service received a notification to come to school and remove the cougar. The sheriff’s office told Fox News that the agency is working to get the mountain lion out of the classroom safely and humanely and return it to its natural habitat.
An official from the California Department of Fish and Wildlife told Fox News that the mountain lion is a “young cougar” and has not acted aggressively. He said he was emaciated and in poor health.
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Pescadero is a small coastal community about 35 miles south of San Francisco.