A seven-year-old boy is recovering in hospital after being attacked by a cougar north of Rocky Mountain House on the weekend.
Officials told CTV News the boy was playing at a campsite near Buster Creek Road and Township Road 421A Sunday morning when the animal attacked.
The child sustained wounds to his throat and scalp, but they weren't considered life threatening, police added. STARS flew Cason to the Stollery Children's Hospital in Edmonton in stable condition, where he underwent surgery. COUGAR EUTHANIZED The area was closed until Tuesday morning when a forensic lab confirmed with DNA that the cougar was responsible for attacking the boy. , Alberta may euthanize a cougar if it is conditioned to feed on unnatural food sources or frequent in human-use areas, or is a threat or has attacked a pet, livestock, or a human, whether provoked or not. COUGAR PRECAUTIONS
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