Julie Loflin says animal bit her finger, ankle
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Greensboro woman attacked on her bed by rabid fox, she says
Julie Loflin says animal bit her finger, ankle
A North Carolina woman said she was attacked on her bed by a rabid fox that entered her home through a dog door. Julie Loflin told reporters the fox came into her bedroom in Greensboro on Sunday night. She said the animal then jumped on her bed, bit her finger and grabbed her ankle by its mouth. Loflin said grabbed the animal by its neck for more than 12 minutes as she waited for police to arrive. News reports said authorities pulled the fox away from her after they got to the house. Loflin suffered injuries on her ankle and finger and has been given a rabies vaccine, she said.
GREENSBORO, N.C. —
A North Carolina woman said she was attacked on her bed by a rabid fox that entered her home through a dog door.
Julie Loflin told reporters the fox came into her bedroom in Greensboro on Sunday night.
She said the animal then jumped on her bed, bit her finger and grabbed her ankle by its mouth.
Loflin said grabbed the animal by its neck for more than 12 minutes as she waited for police to arrive.
News reports said authorities pulled the fox away from her after they got to the house.
Loflin suffered injuries on her ankle and finger and has been given a rabies vaccine, she said.
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