4-year-old bitten by mountain lion at national park
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A 4-year-old was rushed to the trauma center after being mauled by a mountain lion in Washington state. The child had been hiking with family near the Victoria Overlook area on Hurricane Ridge in Olympic National Park when they were set upon by the big cat,
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Optical illusion: Only those with eagle eyes can spot the mountain lion hiding in this image
A forest illusion featuring a hidden mountain lion went viral as viewers struggled to spot the predator camouflaged in the natural terrain.
Rangers searched for the cougar immediately after the attack and were later joined by a canine team, the National Park Service said in a statement.
The mountain lion, which was collared, lunged towards the child and bit him while he walked the popular Olympic National Park trail with his family, according to the National Park Service
Last winter in Cheyenne, Rep. Jeremy Haroldson told stories of seeing more mountain lions in the high country near his home: the Laramie Mountains.
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