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Coverage dated May 28, 2022 to May 30, 2022

9-year-old girl attacked by a cougar while camping in Stevens County

Headline from Fox2 Detroit, on the newest of 2 developments

A 9-year-old girl is recovering after being attacked by a cougar near Fruitland, Washington in Stevens County on Saturday morning.

Fox2 Detroit's own description from its feed. We collect headlines and these descriptions, not full articles; read the original reporting below.

Developments in this update

2 dated developments, oldest first, newest marked. Each is named by one outlet's own headline; open its reports to see every outlet that covered it.

  1. 9-year-old girl attacked by cougar in Stevens County

    Headline from KING 5 Seattle ·

  2. Newest

    9-year-old girl attacked by a cougar while camping in Stevens County

    Headline from Fox2 Detroit ·

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Reports & sources

15 articles, oldest first.

  1. KING 5 Seattle

    9-year-old girl attacked by cougar in Stevens County (opens KING 5 Seattle)

    Published

    KING 5 Seattle's feed description

    Washington Fish and Wildlife confirmed that a girl was attacked Saturday near Fruitland

  2. Newsweek

    Cougar attacks 9-year-old in Washington after earlier sightings spark fear (opens Newsweek)

    Published

    Newsweek's feed description

    The Washington Department of Fish & Wildlife is now testing to see if the animal had rabies, which may have made it more likely to attack.

  3. MyNorthwest

    9-year-old girl survives rare cougar attack in Washington (opens MyNorthwest)

    Published

    MyNorthwest's feed description

    FRUITLAND, Wash. (AP) -- FRUITLAND, Wash. -- A 9-year-old girl survived a cougar attack after wandering up a trail with two friends while camping in

  4. NBC News

    Girl, 9, survives rare cougar attack in Washington (opens NBC News)

    Published

    NBC News's feed description

    The victim is recovering after surgery for multiple wounds to her head and upper body. Others found the young male cougar and killed it.

  5. Fox2 Detroit

    9-year-old girl attacked by a cougar while camping in Stevens County (opens Fox2 Detroit)

    Published

    Fox2 Detroit's feed description

    A 9-year-old girl is recovering after being attacked by a cougar near Fruitland, Washington in Stevens County on Saturday morning.

  6. MyNorthwest

    Young girl survives cougar attack in northeast Washington, recovers in hospital (opens MyNorthwest)

    Published

    MyNorthwest's feed description

    A 9-year-old girl attending a camp near Fruitland in Stevens County, Washington was injured as the result of a cougar attack Saturday morning, May 28.

Identical headlines usually mean shared wire copy. They are counted as separate articles but are not independent confirmation.