Mountain lion struck by vehicle reported on highway, Custer SD


A mountain lion was reported to have been hit by a vehicle on the northbound side of Highway 16 near the annual trail. Authorities were notified to handle the situation.
Audio|Source: Custer County Public Safety
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Transcript:
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I got a report of a struck mountain line on the northbound side of Highway 16385 annual trail.
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I'm going to go ahead and give State Radio a call and let Bainfish know for the morning.
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Good for, thank you.
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Is the RP still out there?
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Negative, he was on his way to work, and I think he said he saw some other truck hit it.
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He stopped to ask the guys in the truck if they were okay, but he said he didn't want to touch the cat.
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10-4[1]. I just wanted to know if we had a 6-2[2] or not.
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21-1-185. We'll take that.
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10-4[1].
Police codes explained
The following codes appeared in the transcript and are explained below:
[1]
10-4: Acknowledgement/Message Received
[2]
6-2: Possible reference to an animal control or wildlife incident
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Location mentioned:
Near US-16, Custer, SD 57730
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