FILE. A mountain lion (not pictured) bit a 4-year-old on a popular trail in Olympic National Park in Washington state, officials say. (Getty Images) ...

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 ...

Mountain lion attacks on humans are exceedingly rare, according to wildlife experts. There have only been a couple dozen fatal attacks in the U.S. and Canada in the last 150 years, according to data.

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 ...

NPS began a search for the mountain lion after the attack on Sunday and dispatched the mountain lion on Monday morning. Mountain lion sightings are rare in Olympic National Park, according to NPS.

A popular trail at a famed national park in the state of Washington has been forced to close after a mountain lion mauled a 4-year-old child. According to reports, the National Park Service on ...

FILE. A mountain lion (not pictured) bit a 4-year-old on a popular trail in Olympic National Park in Washington state, officials say. (Getty Images) ...

PORT ANGELES, Wash. (AP) — A mountain lion bit a 4-year-old who was walking with their family over the weekend on a popular trail in Olympic National Park in Washington state, park officials ...

FILE. A mountain lion (not pictured) bit a 4-year-old on a popular trail in Olympic National Park in Washington state, officials say. (Getty Images) ...