Jogger and a Fox

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NBey6 — Thu, 06 Nov 2008 13:54:48 GMT

Pacattack05 - Thanks for that story. I really didn't think a whole lot about this since you don't hear these stories too often. The one I found was very brief, but it is very educational to know these things. I will have my 11 year old read both of these when he gets home from school so he will be aware of this issue while walking home from school.

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pacattack05 — Thu, 06 Nov 2008 00:18:44 GMT

<br />After struggling with the coon she was finally able to reach for her cell phone but had problems dialing it. The coon was clamped on her arm while she pinned it with her leg right into the snow. Finally her son and husband came to help after she was able to call. The son left to get a tire iron, and when he came back, pounded on the animal some 40 times, but the coon kept attacking. After a few more blows it finally died. The narrator said how animals who are rabid have more energy and can... [ More ]

Original Blog Entry: Jogger and a Fox

NBey6 — Wed, 05 Nov 2008 21:07:49 GMT

Jogger runs with rabid fox on her arm

She then pried it off, tossed animal into her truck and drove self to hospital

The Associated Press

updated 3:22 p.m. ET, Wed., Nov. 5, 2008

PRESCOTT, Ariz. - Authorities in Arizona say a jogger attacked by a rabid fox ran a mile with the animal's jaws clamped on her arm and then drove herself to a hospital.

The Yavapai County sheriff's office said the woman told deputies she was on a trail near Prescott on Monday when the fox attacked and bit her foot.

She said she grabbed the fox by the neck when it went for her leg but it bit her arm.

The woman wanted the animal tested for rabies so she ran a mile to her car with the fox still biting her arm, then pried it off and tossed it in her trunk and drove to the Prescott hospital.

The sheriff's office says the fox later bit an animal control officer. He and the woman are both receiving rabies vaccinations.

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