Mountain lion seen in surveillance video prowling through backyard of Mission Viejo home

MISSION VIEJO, Calif. (KABC) — Home surveillance video showed a large mountain lion casually roaming through the backyard of a house in Mission Viejo on Thursday morning, prompting a brief shelter-in-place order at a nearby school.

The footage shows the animal strolling through a patio area and jumping over a gate at the side of the home.

Animal control officers investigated the sighting and determined there was no unusual behavior by the big cat.

Newhart Middle School, on Veterans Way, was put under a shelter-in-place order after the sighting.

Mission Viejo Animal Services is providing additional patrols in the area of La Paz Road and Arbolitos due to the incident.