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2-year-old boy attacked by cougar at Cascade Falls Regional Park near Mission, B.C.

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Cougar attacks 2-year-old boy near Mission B.C.
The boy suffered minor injuries and was taken to hospital after being attacked by a cougar while walking in Cascade Falls Regional Park – Dec 18, 2018

Cascade Falls Regional Park is closed after a two-year-old boy was attacked by a cougar on Monday afternoon.

The B.C. Conservation Officer Service said the young boy was injured while an adult was taking some young children for a walk along the trail near Mission, B.C., around 4 p.m.

The boy suffered minor injuries, including scratches to his back and a puncture wound to his arm.

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Sgt. Todd Hunter with the B.C. Conservation Officer Service said the park will remain closed as conservation officers monitor the area and “come up with a long-term solution.”

“It’s likely it could have been moving through the area, there’s nothing holding it here,” Hunter said of the cougar.

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“As far as we know, it’s an isolated incident.”

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