‘Very mean squirrel’ seeking food has sent at least 2 people to the ER in a California city
An aggressive squirrel, likely habituated to humans, attacked at least five people in San Rafael, sending two to the emergency room, officials said.
- An aggressive squirrel has sent at least two women to the emergency room in San Rafael, California, after attacking them while they were walking in the Lucas Valley neighborhood.
- Joan Heblack reported that a squirrel clawed and bit her leg, saying, 'Get it off me, get off me!'
- Isabel Campoy described being attacked when the squirrel leaped at her face, leaving her arm bloody.
- Marin Humane is collaborating with the California Department of Fish and Wildlife to investigate the attacks and may consider euthanasia for the squirrel due to its aggression.
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Calif. Residents Warn of Attack Squirrels
Several residents of a San Rafael, California, neighborhood say they're being terrorized by attack squirrels that come "out of nowhere." "I was just walking along, and suddenly, there's a squirrel attached to my thigh, just clomped on to my thigh," Joan Heblack, who lives in the Lucas Valley neighborhood, told KRON. "I look down and I was like, ‘What is that?' I said, ‘Get off, get off!' I was trying to brush him off. And he was just clinging mo…
Squirrels are reportedly attacking, injuring people in one town: 'Not a joke'
SAN RAFAEL, Calif. (KRON) – Several residents of San Rafael, California, say aggressive squirrels are terrorizing the neighborhood, sometimes leaving victims with nasty bites or scratches. "I was just walking along, and suddenly, there’s a squirrel attached to my thigh. Just clomped on to my thigh," Joan Heblack, who lives in the Lucas Valley neighborhood, told Nexstar's KRON. "I look down and I was like, 'What is that?' I said, 'Get off, get of…
Residents of California neighborhood say squirrels are attacking, injuring people: 'Not a joke'
SAN RAFAEL, Calif. (KRON) – Several residents of San Rafael, California, say aggressive squirrels are terrorizing the neighborhood, sometimes leaving victims with nasty bites or scratches. "I was just walking along, and suddenly, there’s a squirrel attached to my thigh. Just clomped on to my thigh," Joan Heblack, who lives in the Lucas Valley neighborhood, told Nexstar's KRON. "I look down and I was like, 'What is that?' I said, 'Get off, get of…
‘Attack Squirrel’ on the Loose in California Sent at Least Two People to the ER
In the suburb of San Rafael, California, residents are now dodging a rogue squirrel that has already sent two people to the hospital. This fuzzy little anger missile has launched a full-scale assault on at least five unsuspecting locals. Two victims, Joan Heblack and Isabel Campoy, ended up in the ER after being ambushed. Heblack was just out for a walk when the squirrel clamped onto her leg. Campoy’s attack was even more like a squirrel attack …
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