PORT ANGELES, Washington (WJW) - A 4-year-old child was taken to the hospital after an encounter with a mountain lion over the weekend, according to the National Park Service.

The attack happened near the Victoria Overlook area of Hurricane Ridge in the Olympic National Park, NPS wrote in a press release.

According to investigators, the child, who hasn't been identified, was reportedly walking along a popular hiking trail with their family when they were bit by the mountain lion.

Paramedics with Clallam County Fire District 2 rushed to the scene. The child was life-flighted to a trauma center. As of Monday, the child was undergoing treatment for injuries at a hospital in Seattle.

Park rangers, alongside a canine team, started looking for the animal after the attack. On Monday, the NPS

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