(CNN) A child escaped serious injuries after being attacked by a cougar Saturday in Leavenworth, Washington.

The Washington State Department of Fish and Wildlife (WDFW) said on Twitter that officers responded to Enchantment Park where a cougar was "displaying abnormal behavior."

A search for the cougar was unsuccessful and officials closed the park, WDFW said, with hopes of continuing the search Sunday with tracking dogs.

However, the cougar attacked the child later Saturday. The child got away with minor injuries and WDFW officers began searching for the animal again. Officers found the cougar around 1:30 a.m. Sunday and euthanized it.

WDFW said wildlife biologists visually examined the cougar Sunday morning and found it didn't appear unhealthy. Additional testing will be done on the animal, WDFW said.

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