Beaver Attacks 8-Year-Old Boy Who Was Fishing in New Jersey
Health officials said the beaver bit multiple park visitors and was captured for testing after showing signs of illness, with exposed people receiving treatment.
- On Sunday, May 3, an 8-year-old boy was attacked by a beaver at Lake Henry in Continental Soldiers Park, Mahwah, New Jersey, after the animal exited the water and charged him around 6 p.m.
- The Mahwah Township Health Department confirmed Tuesday that the beaver tested positive for rabies after it "had contact with several people" at the park a few days prior.
- Captain Michael Blondin of the Mahwah Police Department said the beaver "exited the lake and charged him," with a family friend fighting the animal until EMS responded and transported the boy to a hospital.
- Victims bitten by the beaver are currently receiving treatment, and the department advised anyone with contact to "notify the Mahwah Township Health Department immediately" for medical assessment.
- Clinical rabies is virtually 100 per cent fatal once symptoms appear; the Mayo Clinic notes that "anyone who may have a risk of contracting rabies should receive rabies vaccinations for protection.
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8-year-old boy among several people attacked by rabid beaver at park complex
A family fishing trip was frighteningly interrupted when a beaver rushed from the water and attacked an 8-year-old boy near the shoreline. According to News 12 New Jersey, it happened Sunday evening at Lake Henry in Mahwah's Continental Soldiers Park. "The child began to run away but tripped," police said. "The animal bit the child in the upper thigh and continued to attack him." A family friend intervened and fought the animal off, hitting a…
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