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A 4-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 Service.

Park rangers were alerted to the attack shortly after 3 p.m., and paramedics and park staff responded.

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The child was transported by medical helicopter to a hospital in Seattle, according to the National Park Service.

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