{"id":39413,"date":"2025-07-22T07:15:16","date_gmt":"2025-07-22T07:15:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/site.itshrt.com\/worldnews\/dad-hailed-as-hero-after-mountain-lion-bites-4-year-old-in-olympic-national-park-in-washington-state\/"},"modified":"2025-07-22T07:15:16","modified_gmt":"2025-07-22T07:15:16","slug":"dad-hailed-as-hero-after-mountain-lion-bites-4-year-old-in-olympic-national-park-in-washington-state","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/site.itshrt.com\/worldnews\/dad-hailed-as-hero-after-mountain-lion-bites-4-year-old-in-olympic-national-park-in-washington-state\/","title":{"rendered":"Dad hailed as hero after mountain lion bites 4-year-old in Olympic National Park in Washington state"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <script async src=\"https:\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js?client=ca-pub-6606220950177433\"\r\n     crossorigin=\"anonymous\"><\/script>\r\n<!-- ItShrt World News -->\r\n<ins class=\"adsbygoogle\"\r\n     style=\"display:block\"\r\n     data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-6606220950177433\"\r\n     data-ad-slot=\"1882483372\"\r\n     data-ad-format=\"auto\"\r\n     data-full-width-responsive=\"true\"><\/ins>\r\n<script>\r\n     (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});\r\n<\/script>\r\n<br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div id=\"\">\n<p><em>Port Angeles, Wash.<\/em> \u2014 The father of a 4-year-old is being hailed as a hero after, park officials say, the child was bitten by a mountain lion while walking with their family over the weekend on a popular trail in Olympic National Park in Washington state.<\/p>\n<p>The child was flown to a trauma center in Seattle for treatment after Sunday&#8217;s attack, according to a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nps.gov\/olym\/learn\/news\/mountain-lion-injures-child-in-olympic-national-park-rangers-seek-witnesses.htm\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">statement from the National Park Service<\/a>. CBS Seattle affiliate <a href=\"https:\/\/www.kiro7.com\/news\/local\/4-year-old-attacked-by-cougar-hurricane-ridge\/IUTJSTCEBZBU3CFKLPUNIWQ474\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">KIRO-TV reports that<\/a> Harborview Medical Center said the child was in satisfactory condition and has since been released.<\/p>\n<p>The attack by a mountain lion fitted with a tracking collar was near an overlook on Hurricane Ridge, a popular mountain area with expansive views.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"embed embed--type-image is-image embed--float-none embed--size-medium\">\n<p>      <span class=\"img embed__content\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/assets2.cbsnewsstatic.com\/hub\/i\/r\/2025\/07\/22\/d7f7c060-e9e2-4a33-abb6-7792551d74ab\/thumbnail\/620x372\/982498987a8a74602c464e0b5346060f\/ap25203158965928.jpg#\" alt=\"Mountain Lion Child Bitten \" height=\"372\" width=\"620\" class=\" lazyload\" srcset=\"https:\/\/assets2.cbsnewsstatic.com\/hub\/i\/r\/2025\/07\/22\/d7f7c060-e9e2-4a33-abb6-7792551d74ab\/thumbnail\/620x372\/982498987a8a74602c464e0b5346060f\/ap25203158965928.jpg 1x, https:\/\/assets1.cbsnewsstatic.com\/hub\/i\/r\/2025\/07\/22\/d7f7c060-e9e2-4a33-abb6-7792551d74ab\/thumbnail\/1240x744\/2e8d78c07b156408f5867e90869e1a2b\/ap25203158965928.jpg 2x\" loading=\"lazy\"\/><\/span><figcaption class=\"embed__caption-container\">\n<p>                  <span class=\"embed__caption\">The Olympic Mountains are seen beyond a forest from Hurricane Ridge in the Olympic National Park, near Port Angeles, Wash, in July 2019.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>                  <span class=\"embed__credit\"><\/p>\n<p>                Elaine Thompson \/ AP<\/p>\n<p>                          <\/span><br \/>\n              <\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>The attack was reported to rangers around 3:15 p.m. on Sunday and paramedics and park staff traveled to the injured child, according to the park service. <\/p>\n<p>Rangers immediately started searching for the cougar and were joined by a canine team at about 5 p.m., the statement said, adding that rangers found the cougar shortly after the canine team joined the effort.<\/p>\n<p>By Monday, park staff had &#8220;dispatched the animal,&#8221; the statement said, using a term that generally refers to killing an animal.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;There are no current threats to the public,&#8221; the statement said.<\/p>\n<p>Officials said they wouldn&#8217;t be releasing any identifying information about the child to protect their identity.<\/p>\n<p>KIRO says Steve Murrow told the station he was hiking on Hurricane Trail with his family the same day the attack happened. He says they didn&#8217;t see the attack but heard screaming when they were approaching the area.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;We heard like screaming of a small child,&#8221; Murrow said.<\/p>\n<p>Murrow and his father-in-law, Mike Flenniken, told KIRO they walked up and saw the mother holding the child and a group of people comforting the family.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Murrow and Flenniken say witnesses told them the father was able to get his child away from the cougar. Both believe his actions saved the child&#8217;s life.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;I don&#8217;t think that kid would survive if it wasn&#8217;t for his dad jumping in,&#8221; Murrow said. &#8220;I mean, he&#8217;s a hero. 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