A mad fox attacked a woman in New York: the beast bit her in the courtyard of a residential building
'26.08.2022'
Nadezhda Verbitskaya
The woman was the victim of an attack by a rabid fox. The animal attacked her in her front yard in Ithaca, New York. A CCTV camera located in the yard captured the incident. Silive.
Home surveillance footage from July 25 shows a fox sneaking up behind a woman standing on the driveway in the yard. Then the animal suddenly attacks. The video shows the frightened woman trying to chase away the fox as it bites and claws at her.
Throughout the attack, which lasted about 30 seconds, the woman tried to drive the animal away with kicks, but the fox continued to attack. Then a man appeared and rushed to help the victim, driving the fox away with a large stick.
A rabbit fox in upstate #NewYork pulled up on a woman and attacked her#Yikes
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After the incident, the animal that ran away from the yard was caught and euthanized. The test showed that the fox was infected with rabies. The woman received minor injuries from the attack.