San Diego County Sheriff's Deputies searched a Vista neighborhood Saturday for a mountain lion spotted in a residential neighborhood.
A homeowner called officials around 2:30 a.m. Saturday reporting a mountain lion in her backyard.
When deputies arrived to the Connecticut Avenue home, they saw the mountain lion in a nearby tree.
They immediately set up a perimeter of the home and called in officials from the California Department of Fish and Game.
By the time the wardens arrived, the animal had escaped.
The location is a residential area in the center of Vista and just a couple of blocks away from an elementary school.
Deputies are no longer searching for the animal.
