Raccoons attack woman

[Lily]

"The raccoons in Michaela Lee’s Lakewood neighborhood had never been violent, she said – until Monday, when they sent her to the emergency room.

She was on her way home from a jog in Fort Steilacoom Park when her dog got away from her and chased two raccoons up a tree. When she went over to grab the dog’s leash, several other raccoons came out of a bush and started to scratch her legs.

They chased her for about 75 feet, then several knocked the 28-year-old woman down and continued the attack.

“They were on top of me, just biting my arms and legs and sides,” she said Tuesday. “I was just trying not to let them get to my face.”

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[Lily]

Much though I sympathise with this woman, her dog did attack the raccoons first, so they were provoked, and probably thought their young were at risk. I hope the incident doesn't lead to public demands to get rid of the raccoon population. By what I've read, these attacks by raccoons on humans usually involve a dog.


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