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ASHFORD, CT (WFSB) – An animal management officer reported {that a} youngster was bitten by a raccoon in Ashford.
“It was wrapping its arms around my leg,” she defined. “It really hurt.”
State police mentioned they responded to the incident on Fitts Road to help the officer.
Video of the incident was captured by a surveillance digital camera:
A woman was attacked by a raccoon in Ashford. The household gave Channel 3 video of the assault.
It occurred round 7:55 a.m. on Friday.
“I was going out to get on the bus and a racoon was there and tried to attack me,” mentioned 5-year-old Rylee MacNamara of Ashford. “It didn’t want to go off of my leg.”
Rylee MacNamara mentioned she and her mom suffered some chunk marks and scratches earlier than her mom was capable of yank the animal off her.
Panicking, Logan, Rylees mom, screams for assist.
“It’s a rabid racoon, get some help!,” mentioned Logan.
The raccoon ran off into the woods after she threw it off.
There’s no phrase but on if the animal was rabid.
“I thought maybe she slammed her finger in the door. I definitely wasn’t expecting to see a racoon wrapped around her leg,” Logan mentioned.
The two went to the hospital, acquired rabies photographs, and had been again house in a few hours.
“We just kind of panicked at first. I was more scared than anything,” mentioned Logan.
Neighbor, Jessica Gessay, isn’t stunned this occurred.
“These woods around here… I fear them. There’s things out here. Animals, wild animals things like that,” mentioned Jessica.
“It’s disturbing that it would be that close to our houses,” added Dave Frank, Ashford.
Animal management spent Friday morning within the woods to attempt to observe down the animal. However, it was nowhere to be discovered.
The Macnamara’s may take it into their very own fingers by setting traps round the home.
Rylee and Logan will head again to the hospital each couple of days for the subsequent two weeks to get extra photographs.
They Macnamara’s additionally say their youngsters gained’t be allowed exterior alone within the close to future.
An animal management officer reported {that a} youngster was bitten by a raccoon in Ashford.
An animal management officer reported {that a} youngster was bitten by a raccoon in Ashford.
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