9-year-old girl miraculously survives cougar attack

She was playing hide and seek with her friends at the time.

A 9-year-old girl has been attacked by a cougar in America. Doctors are stunned after the young girl miraculously survived the attack. The horrifying incident happened on May 27th. It is believed the animal lunged at the girl when she was playing hide and seek with her friends. The group was attending a camp in Fruitland, Washington when the incident occurred. 9-year-old Lily Kryzhanivskyy was playing hide and seek in the woods with two friends. She jumped out from behind a tree to surprise her friends, but the cougar lunged at her. She was airlifted to a nearby hospital where she underwent hours of surgery. The young girl suffered severe injuries to both her face and body. She was transferred to ICU but is now in a ward in a stable condition. Police officers investigating the attack said the young girl is lucky to be alive. They also confirmed the animal has been killed. Luckily, the cougar did not have rabies. Captain Mike Sprecher of the WDFW Police stated: "We are extremely thankful for this little girl’s resiliency and we’re impressed with her spunk, in the face of this unfortunate encounter. “It happened fast and we are thankful that the adults at the camp responded so quickly. The girl's parents said she is incredibly brave and lucky. A fundraiser has been set up to support Lily and her recovery.