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Rabid fox attacks 4-year-old

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    Maryland teen comes to brother's rescue, kicks attacking animal away

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Four year old -- suffered scratches to his hand in a rather traumatic fox attack did it hurt me.

Was it scary -- -- or shark was bitten in several places first her left knee and then I turned to going the side door of the house.

And that's when it attached to the back of my ankle.

It almost hit my Achilles -- standing near the side door of her home along Chandler -- and who we around 11 o'clock Sunday night which she was attacked.

It was several hours earlier around 6 o'clock when -- with his two Brothers less than a mile away playing in their backyard.

Nine year old -- in in thirteen year old -- screamed for help sold loudly that parent's voice is now horse.

When the fox latched onto his little brother's boot survival instincts kicked in -- -- -- I'm -- they're.

Trying to make sure he wasn't too badly harmed.

And then after that he would -- to me again and I picked him I didn't and that's when my dad came to help.

Although the area around the family's backyard is heavily wooded those woods back right up to this area -- high school and the public library.

-- -- -- with who we animal services says urbanization of the area has displaced much of the wildlife.

Which you have now if you have animals actually live in and dining and yards he set -- the trapped in the family's backyard and warns it's likely the fox or fox -- involved have rabies.

Their jaw dropping.

They run around in circles -- -- things that are very bizarre.

The ordinary.

That's a a time when you should definitely calling -- -- patrol immediately.

-- believes she was attacked by -- red fox which according to the Maryland department of natural resources website is native to the state.

Both she and -- and retreated with the number of rabies shots.

There was -- even more over the next month grown and is even more thankful than ever for his two big Brothers.

-- anything.

In Bowie Maryland -- DiMarco Fox 5 News.

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