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. 

Anyone who witnessed the incident should contact the National Park Service, the spokesperson added.

Spruce Trail in the Hoh Rain Forest in Olympic National Park in Washington state June 23, 2022. (Thomas O’Neill/NurPhoto via Getty Images)

Last summer, a 5-year-old boy was hospitalized with serious but non-life-threatening injuries after a mountain lion attack in Southern California. The big cat was later euthanized by California state rangers.

Clallam 2 Fire-Rescue, which also responded to the incident in Washington, did not immediately respond to Fox News Digital’s request for comment.