NBC News 4 A beaver that attacked multiple people, including at least one child, at a lake in New Jersey has tested positive for rabies, according to town officials.
Police in Mahwah responded to Lake Henry around 6 p.m. Sunday after a report of an animal attack. An 8-year-old boy had been fishing from the shoreline when a beaver came out of the water and charged at him, police said.
The boy tried to run away but tripped and fell. The semi-aquatic rodent bit the child on the upper thigh, according to police, as it continued to attack him. A family friend nearby came over to hit and kick the beaver several times before it eventually retreated, though it continued to circle the area, police said.
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