Girl attacked by cougar

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Cougar attack: 9-year-old playing hide-and-seek survives rare ... (CNN)

A 9-year-old girl is recovering at a hospital in Washington state after being attacked by a cougar while playing hide-and-seek outdoors with her friends, ...

in the state's Cascade Mountains, killing one. In 2018, a cougar stalked two mountain bikers Lily Kryzhanivskyy was attacked Saturday as she jumped out to surprise her friends, the department said in a statement.

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Girl attacked by cougar released from ICU; animal tests negative for ... (Yakima Herald-Republic)

A 9-year-old girl attacked by a cougar while attending a summer camp in Stevens County has been released from the ICU.

They recommend those hiking and recreating in the backcountry carry bear spray. Lily Kryzhanivskyy and two other children were playing hide-and-seek in the forest near the camp around Fruitland when she was attacked Saturday morning. Tests conducted over the weekend determined the animal was not rabid.

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Young Girl Attacked by Cougar in Northeast Washington Out of ... (bigcountrynewsconnection.com)

OLYMPIA - A 9-year-old girl who was injured as a result of a cougar attack near Fruitland in Stevens County, Washington has been released from the intensive ...

According to the WDFW, tests completed over the weekend showed the animal did not have rabies. On Tuesday afternoon, her mother described Lily’s recovery so far as “amazing” and asked Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife (WDFW) staff to share that Lily wants people to know she was “very brave and tough” in the face of the attack. The young male cougar was killed at the scene.

'Tough' and 'brave' 9-year-old girl is recovering after fighting off a ... (Deseret News)

A mountain lion attacked a 9-year-old girl in Stevens County, Washington. What to do if a mountain lion tries to attack you. Do mountain lions attack ...

Use your whistle if you have it.” “My emotions were a jumbled mess,” he said. In October 2020, a man who was running up Slate Canyon in Provo caught a tense cougar encounter on video after he spotted some mountain lion cubs. (That) is what she asked us to share with people,” Fish and Wildlife spokeswoman Staci Lehman told KIRO 7. What’s the outcome going to be?’” Wave your hands.

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US girl attacked by cougar, survives (The Manila Times)

WASHINGTON: A nine-year-old American girl survived a very rare attack from a cougar during a camping trip in the western United States, wildlife officials ...

Lily jumped out to surprise her friends when the cougar suddenly attacked." The body of the cougar — which was killed by someone present on the scene — was analyzed for possible diseases, officials said. The feline attacked the girl, Lily Kryzhanivskyy, on the morning of May 28 while she was camping with her family in the US state of Washington, her uncle Alex Mantsevich wrote on GoFundMe, where he was trying to raise money to cover her medical expenses.

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Washington girl, 9, recovering after cougar attack: 'Very brave and ... (Fox News)

Lily Kryzhanivskyy was out of the intensive care unit Monday as she continues her recovery after a cougar attacked her near Fruitland, Washington, ...

Cougar attacks on humans are rare, according to WDFW, with just two fatal attacks occurring in Washington state. Tests conducted over the weekend determined the animal did not have rabies, wildlife officials said. She was released from the intensive care unit on Monday.

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Girl Attacked by Cougar in Eastern Washington Released From ... (Centralia Chronicle)

Alex Mantsevich wrote that he started the GoFundMe page to help cover any medical expenses as well as to allow Lily Kryzhanivskyy's mother, Yelena Ustimenko ...

They recommend those hiking and recreating in the backcountry carry bear spray. Lily Kryzhanivskyy and two other children were playing hide-and-seek in the forest near the camp around Fruitland when she was attacked Saturday morning. Tests conducted over the weekend determined the animal was not rabid.

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