Reported mountain lion sighting forces shelter-in-place for high school in El Dorado Hills

WE BEGIN WITH BREAKING NEWS AND WE’RE GOING TO GIVE YOU AN UPDATE. NOW ON THE BREAKING NEWS IN EL DORADO COUNTY, A SHELTER IN PLACE HAS BEEN LIFTED AT OAK RIDGE HIGH SCHOOL AFTER REPORTS OF A MOUNTAIN LION SIGHTING IN THE NEIGHBORHOOD. THERE WAS A SHELTER IN PLACE, BUT THAT WAS LIFTED AT OAK RIDGE HIGH SCHOOL. AND THERE’S A LOOK AT WHERE IT IS IN RELATION TO FOLSOM LAKE AND HIGHWAY 50. WE SPOTTED THIS LAW ENFORCEMENT HELICOPTER OVERHEAD SEARCHING THE AREA AROUND THE SCHOOL TO MAKE SURE IT WAS SAFE. THAT WAS AT THE TOP OF THE HOUR. WE ALSO SHOWED YOU A PHOTO OF A MOUNTAIN LION REPORTED TO HAVE BEEN SEEN NEAR THE SCHOOL. WE’VE NOW CONFIRMED THAT PICTURE WAS NOT FROM THIS INCIDENT, NOT FROM TODAY, NOT FROM THIS MORNING. NOW LIVECOPTER3 IS STILL OVER THE AREA RIGHT NOW, JUST ABOUT 30 MINUTES AGO, THE SCHOOL’S PRINCIPAL TOLD US THE SHELTER IN PLACE WAS LIFTED. KIDS WERE BACK OUT ON THE BLACKTOP DOING FITNESS CLASSES AND THINGS DO SEEM TO BE GETTING BACK TO NORMAL AND NOTHING WAS FOUND. BUT YOU CAN STILL SEE THEY’VE GOT SOME WILDLIFE OFFICIALS OUT NEARBY NEAR THE FIELDS, NEAR THE TREES, AND THE BUSHES THERE. AND THEY’RE STILL. I SAW A COUPLE OF THEM OUT IN THE FIELD, KIND OF WALKING. SO THEY MAY BE LOOKING FOR TRACKS. THEY MAY BE LOOKING FOR DROPPINGS. OTHER THINGS AND DOING THEIR INVESTIGATION AS WELL. SO AS WE ZOOM OUT, YOU CAN SEE JUST HOW CLOSE THAT, THAT, THAT WILDLIFE AREA IS TO THE HOMES IN EL DORADO HILLS, BECAUSE OBVIOUSLY THE HOMES ARE BUILT INTO THE HILL AND SO THERE’S JUST NATURAL WILDLIFE IN THE AREA. ANYWHERE THAT YOU SEE ANY DEER OR DEER DROPPINGS, YOU CAN BET THAT THERE ARE MOUNTAIN LIONS NEARBY. THAT’S WHAT IT’S LIKE LIVING IN NORTHERN CALIFORNIA. THE GOOD THING IS, IS THAT

Reported mountain lion sighting forces shelter-in-place for high school in El Dorado Hills

Updated: 1:10 PM PDT Sep 23, 2024

A high school in El Dorado Hills was under a shelter-in-place after reports of a mountain lion sighting, according to the El Dorado Union High School District.The shelter-in-place for Oak Ridge High School was issued Monday morning, but the school district did not confirm if there is an actual mountain lion in the area.At 12:03 p.m., the school principal told reporter Maricela de la Cruz that the shelter-in-place was lifted after nothing was found.This is a developing story, and details may change. Stay with KCRA 3 for the latest.Editor’s Note: A photo submitted by a viewer was ultimately determined to not be from this incident. Do you have photos or video of an incident? If so, upload them to KCRA.com/upload. Be sure to include your name and additional details so we can give you proper credit online and on TV.See more coverage of top California stories here | Download our app | Subscribe to our morning newsletter

EL DORADO HILLS, Calif. —

A high school in El Dorado Hills was under a shelter-in-place after reports of a mountain lion sighting, according to the El Dorado Union High School District.

The shelter-in-place for Oak Ridge High School was issued Monday morning, but the school district did not confirm if there is an actual mountain lion in the area.

At 12:03 p.m., the school principal told reporter Maricela de la Cruz that the shelter-in-place was lifted after nothing was found.

This is a developing story, and details may change. Stay with KCRA 3 for the latest.

Editor’s Note: A photo submitted by a viewer was ultimately determined to not be from this incident.

Do you have photos or video of an incident? If so, upload them to KCRA.com/upload. Be sure to include your name and additional details so we can give you proper credit online and on TV.

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