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A mountain lion charged a U.S. Border Patrol agent who was on patrol Tuesday afternoon near the Santa Cruz River east of Nogales.

The agent escaped unharmed as he fired his weapon in defense and forced the animal to flee, said Rob Daniels, Border Patrol Tucson Sector spokesman. The agent said he didn’t think he hit the animal and reported no blood or other evidence of injury to the mountain lion. It’s unknown how many shots were fired, but Daniels said there was at least one.

The agency reported the incident to the Santa Cruz County Sheriff’s Office, San Rafael Ranch State Park and the Arizona Game and Fish Department, Daniels said.

The incident occurred at about 3:25 p.m. Tuesday east of Lochiel near the Santa Cruz River, about 65 miles southeast of Tucson. The agent was on foot doing his routine patrol in the remote area, Daniels said.

Encounters with wild animals are not unheard of for agents who spend considerable time in remote areas. Daniels remembers an agent who was gored by an animal a few years back and had to be airlifted to a hospital.

“Obviously, there are wild animals out there,” Daniels said. “So, if an agent is by himself and there’s potential for an attack of some sort, that would lead the agent to do as he did.”