A cougar was spotted Friday morning near Marchand.

Rachel Schmidtke says she and her husband Lee were out looking for their house cat in a rural residential area just northeast of the community when they spotted the large cat in the bush.

She adds they have seen large tracks near their home and suspected a cougar was in the area and today's sighting confirms it.

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Cougar Sightings Near Altona (2011)