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SAN ANTONIO -

A hiker has been injured by a mountain lion at Big Bend National Park.

The National Park Service says a woman and her friends were hiking in a remote area when the attack happened Friday.

The San Antonio Express-News reports (http://bit.ly/UkXRg7 ) that the woman was treated for minor injuries.

Authorities say part of the park has been closed so that rangers can look for the mountain lion and investigate the attack.