Wildlife officials say cougars normally keep to themselves. An autopsy is in progress on the animal that attacked the girl so that experts can determine why the big cat was so agitated.
May 31, 2022 at 5:31 am PDTIt happened north of Spokane. The girl was left with injuries all over her body.
Cougar attacks are rare. Wildlife officials say there have only been about 20 cougar attacks in all of Washington in the last century.“She wanted us to let people know that she is tough, and she is very brave. is what she asked us to share with people,” said Washington Department of Fish & Wildlife spokesperson, Staci Lehman.
Officials said that over the weekend, Lily was at a kids’ camp near Fruitland in northwest Washington when a cougar pounced without warning.“In this case, it happened so fast that there’s nothing this little girl could’ve done,” said Lehman. It’s been four years since a documented cougar attack in Washington, and wildlife officials said there have only been two documented deaths from cougar attacks in Washington’s history.
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