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Mountain Lion Spotted Near Santee-Area High School

Authorities responded this morning to a reported mountain lion sighting near West Hills High School in Santee.

The sighting was reported shortly before 10:50 a.m. near state Route 52 and Mast Boulevard, according to authorities.

Someone reported seeing the animal in an area near West Hills High School, authorities said.

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School officials secured the campus as deputies, Fish and Game officials and the sheriff's department's Astrea helicopter search for the mountain lion.

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