Mountain lion attacks 4-year-old walking with family at Washington's Olympic National Park

A -year-old was hospitalized after being attacked by a mountain lion at a popular national park in Washington The animal which was collared bit a child walking with family near Victoria Overlook on Hurricane Ridge in Olympic National Park Sunday afternoon according to a news release from the National Park Institution Park rangers were alerted to the attack shortly after p m and paramedics and park staff responded TRAGEDY STRIKES AT POPULAR NATIONAL PARK AS CLIMBER MEETS FATAL END ON MOUNTAINThe child was transported by diagnostic helicopter to a hospital in Seattle according to the National Park Organization PASTOR'S SON DIES IN TRAGIC FALL ON GRADUATION TRIP FAMILY VOWS TO 'HONOR HIM BY LIVING LIFE TO THE FULLEST'Immediately after the attack rangers and a canine group began searching for the mountain lion Staff located the animal that same day and killed the animal the next morning There is no threat to the inhabitants and the attack is under research the National Park Arrangement noted Rangers are still gathering details about the affair a spokesperson for the National Park Operation notified Fox News Digital in an email adding links to information about cougar safety YELLOWSTONE TOURIST GORED BY BISON AFTER GROUP OF VISITORS APPROACHED IT TOO CLOSELYAnyone who witnessed the case should contact the National Park Organization the spokesperson added Last summer a -year-old boy was hospitalized with serious but non-life-threatening injuries after a mountain lion attack in Southern California The big cat was later euthanized by California state rangers CLICK HERE TO GET THE FOX NEWS APPClallam Fire-Rescue which also responded to the event in Washington did not directly respond to Fox News Digital's request for comment