A raccoon attacked an toddler inside an Idaho house this week because the child boy was in a service, the state wildlife division stated Friday.
The incident occurred Monday in Cassia County after the toddler’s mom had simply returned house, Idaho Fish and Game stated in an announcement.
The mom heard a noise, investigated and located the animal, it stated.
“The mom discovered a raccoon attacking her toddler. She was in a position to seize the animal to cease the assault,” the division stated.
The baby’s father and a Cassia County sheriff’s deputy went to the house, discovered the raccoon nonetheless inside and so they killed the animal, Fish and Game stated.
The child was taken to a neighborhood hospital, and was then despatched to a hospital in Salt Lake City, the division stated.
The lifeless raccoon examined adverse for rabies, the company stated. It’s unclear the way it obtained into the house.
Raccoon assaults towards people are “extraordinarily uncommon,” it stated. The animals are often shy.
Raccoons can weigh about 12 to 30 kilos and are about three toes lengthy, in accordance with the division.