Solstice Canyon in the Santa Monica Mountains was temporarily closed after a person walking a dog was injured when a mountain lion tried to attack the dog, officials said.

Mountain lion attack of person, dog temporarily closes Solstice Canyon in Santa Monica Mountains. File photo of hikers walking along the Rising Sun Trailhead in Solstice Canyon in Malibu.

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