Rabid beaver attacks 8-year-old boy in New Jersey park: reports
A rabid beaver bit multiple people, including a 9-year-old boy, in a New Jersey park over the weekend. The beaver later tested positive for rabies, and those bitten are receiving treatment.
A beaver at Lake Henry in New Jersey's Continental Soldiers Park attacked multiple people on Sunday around 6 p.m. The Mahwah Township Health Department reported that the beaver had contact with several people and later tested positive for rabies. An 9-year-old boy was bitten in the upper thigh while fishing when the beaver exited the lake and charged him. The boy tripped while trying to run away, but a family friend kicked the beaver off him. The boy was taken to a nearby hospital, and those bitten are receiving treatment. The health department advised avoiding wildlife, as any warm-blooded animal can carry rabies.
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