Mother saves child from cougar attack in Washington by screaming and yelling

Cougar attacks on humans are rare. Olympic national park, Washington, has nevertheless warned visitors to be on alert. Photograph: Ronald Wittek/EPA

A quick-acting mother saved her eight-year-old child from an attack by a cougar on Saturday in Washington state’s Olympic national park.

In a statement, park officials said: “The cougar casually abandoned its attack after being yelled and screamed at by the child’s mother.”