JohnCenaFan28
11-06-2008, 09:45 PM
A US jogger ran for a mile with a fox hanging on to her arm after it bit her while she was out for a run.
The fox had attacked her foot and then as she grabbed its neck, it bit her arm and would not let go, reports the BBC.
She ran a mile to her car, where she managed to free herself, wrap the fox in a shirt and throw it in the boot.
It later bit an animal control officer and both jogger and vet received anti-rabies injections, and the fox was confirmed as carrying the disease.
The woman, from Chino Valley south of the Grand Canyon in Arizona, had been running for a mile when she came across the fox in a clearing.
It attacked her feet as she backed away, before moving up towards her knee. When she grabbed the fox by the neck, it closed its jaws around her arm and would not let go, despite her attempts to choke it.
Fearful that it was indeed rabid, she ran to her car and managed to free herself and trap the fox in the boot, before driving to a local medical centre.
A spokesman for the Yavapai County Sheriff's Office said: "It is very difficult to prevent the attack of a wild rabid animal once in progress. Although containing the animal for testing is beneficial, immediate treatment is always the priority."
-Nova
The fox had attacked her foot and then as she grabbed its neck, it bit her arm and would not let go, reports the BBC.
She ran a mile to her car, where she managed to free herself, wrap the fox in a shirt and throw it in the boot.
It later bit an animal control officer and both jogger and vet received anti-rabies injections, and the fox was confirmed as carrying the disease.
The woman, from Chino Valley south of the Grand Canyon in Arizona, had been running for a mile when she came across the fox in a clearing.
It attacked her feet as she backed away, before moving up towards her knee. When she grabbed the fox by the neck, it closed its jaws around her arm and would not let go, despite her attempts to choke it.
Fearful that it was indeed rabid, she ran to her car and managed to free herself and trap the fox in the boot, before driving to a local medical centre.
A spokesman for the Yavapai County Sheriff's Office said: "It is very difficult to prevent the attack of a wild rabid animal once in progress. Although containing the animal for testing is beneficial, immediate treatment is always the priority."
-Nova