The cougar that attacked two bicyclists near North Bend on Saturday, killing one and leaving the other with serious injuries, was “emaciated,” according to a fish and wildlife official.

Capt. Alan Myers, of the state Department of Fish and Wildlife police, said the brain of the 100-pound cat will be tested to determine why it attacked the cyclists, the first fatal encounter with a cougar in the state in nearly a century.

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