Police: Mountain Lion story in Dolgeville a hoax

By By PAT BAILEY

Story Created: Oct 3, 2008 at 10:36 PM EST

Story Updated: Oct 4, 2008 at 2:47 PM EST

DOLGEVILLE, N.Y. (WKTV) - A picture of a man holding a mountain lion has been circulating throughout the mohawk valley. Rumor is the animal was killed in Dolgeville Friday, but police say it is not true.
    
Dolgeville police say the whole thing was a hoax, however it kept them busy for several hours Friday.
    
Police say someone circulated the picture, of a man holding a dead mountain lion, via e-mails and text messaging on cell phones. The story , along with the picture, was sent out to hundreds of people in the valley saying the mountain lion was killed in Dolgeville. Another rumor stated it was killed in Stratford, and a third rumor was the animal was killed in Salisbury. The information started circulating early in the afternoon, Friday.
    
Dolgeville police say they spent close to five hours Friday, trying to figure out the real story. Their department and the 9-1-1 center, were flooded with calls, mostly from concerned village residents. Dolgeville police say there is absolutely no evidence that this or any mountain lion was ever in the Dolgeville area.

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