‘Hero’ father pulls four-year-old child out of mountain lion’s jaws in Washington state

Family was hiking when big cat attacked child, who was later airlifted to hospital and is in satisfactory condition

A mountain lion bit a four-year-old child on Sunday while the child hiked with family on Hurricane Ridge in Washington state's Olympic national park, authorities said.

The child's father reportedly saved the minor's life by pulling the child from the creature's jaws.