An 8-year-old was left with minor injuries after being attacked by a cougar in Washington’s Olympic National Park on Saturday evening, park officials said.
Officials have closed a section of Washington's Olympic National Park after an 8-year-old child camping with its family at Lake Angeles survived a rare cougar attack over the weekend.
The National Park Service was notified of the attack at 6:30 p.m. and swiftly responded to the distress call. The injured child was provided with immediate medical attention and subsequently taken to a nearby hospital for further evaluation
The National Park Service said a cougar attack at Olympic National Park in Washington state left an eight-year-old girl, who was camping with her family, with injuries.