Mountain lion slips out from crawl space under California home

LOS FELIZ, LOS ANGELES -- A mountain lion, known as P-22, has quietly slipped out from under a Los Feliz home after spending hours lounging in the crawl space.

Officials said Tuesday that a thorough check turned up no sign of the big cat underneath the house in the 2700 block of Glendower Avenue in the hillsides near Griffith Park.

Officials from the National Park Service were trying to pick up a signal from the electronic beacon on the cougar's collar to determine its whereabouts.

On Monday night, fish and wildlife officials shot bean bag rounds and tennis balls and even poked P-22 with a stick, but the puma refused to budge. After a while, crews gave up for the night.

Homeowners told Eyewitness News that the cougar was found by crews working on the home.

"One worker came sprinting to through our house, white-faced, shouting, 'There's a mountain lion under your house!" Paula Archinaco said.

P-22 is known to live in Griffith Park. He is believed to be the first mountain lion to leave the Santa Monica Mountains and cross over the 405 Freeway.

P-22 made headlines last year after it was exposed to rat poison. He was captured, treated and returned to Griffith Park.

The Associated Press contributed to this report.