Mountain lion on loose in Eagle Rock*

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UPDATE 2:45 P.M.: Authorities have called off the search for what they believed to be a mountain lion that made its way into backyards in Eagle Rock this morning.

Officials said they’ve done all the searching they can do and don’t know where the animal is, what kind of animal it was or even if there was an animal running around Eagle Rock in the first place. Capt. Wendell Bowers of the Los Angeles Department of Animal Services said it was possible that the sighting involved a bobcat, a tailless animal that can weigh as much as 35 pounds. A mountain lion has a long tail and can weigh as much as 90 pounds, Bowers said.

12:45 P.M.: Authorities are trying to track down a mountain lion in the Eagle Rock neighborhood of Los Angeles.

Los Angeles police received a call about 8:45 a.m. reporting a mountain lion in the backyard of a house in the 5000 block of College View Avenue, said Officer Norma Eisenman.

Several animal care agencies are on the scene trying to capture the animal. It was unclear how the animal ended up there, Eisenman said.

More details as they come in.

-- Francisco Vara-Orta

File Photo: Irfan Khan/Los Angeles Times