NEWSLINK: Estero man believes a panther is to blame for his cat's disappearance

An Estero man thinks a panther snatched his missing cat straight from his back lanai.


A trail of blood and fur led to his ripped lanai screen in the back of his house. He told his neighbors he thinks it happened Wednesday morning and hasn't seen his cat since.


His Bella Terra neighbors say they have seen an uptick in panther sightings in the past few months.


Now, his neighbors are worried this is only the beginning.


"What happened to these people is awful, and I just think that it's a big tragedy waiting to happen in a community filled with animals and children," said his next door neighbor Tamara Trovato.
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