Anyone near the Dry Creek Trail, along Lake Cushman's westernmost shores, should evacuate immediately, the Mason County sheriff’s office said on social media.

Rangers searched for the cougar immediately after the attack and were later joined by a canine team, the National Park Service said in a statement.

Officials with the National Park Service said a 4-year-old child was injured after being bitten by a mountain lion inside Washington state’s Olympic National Park over the weekend.

The Bear Gulch fire continues to burn along Lake Cushman, backing toward the popular Staircase area of Olympic National Park.

Smoke from a fire burning in the Olympic National Park is making its way into Puget Sound, and it’s causing a haze in the sky in some areas.