Vermont
Bobcat Enter Home and Attacks Resident
WINDSOR, Vt. (AP) — A bobcat burst into a house in Vermont on Friday morning and attacked a person earlier than he was capable of entice the animal within the toilet, police mentioned.
Windsor Police Chief Jennifer Frank advised WCAX-TV that the bobcat had apparently been chasing a cat and ran by way of an open door and into the home.
An aged man suffered accidents in an altercation with the animal however was capable of entice get it within the toilet and shut the door.
The resident was taken to the hospital for analysis. Vermont Fish and Wildlife officers responded and euthanized the bobcat, which can be examined for rabies and different pathogens.
Frank mentioned staff subsequent door have been chopping down timber which can have additionally impacted the animal’s habitat.
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“This can be a very uncommon and strange circumstance,” she advised the station. “I’ve by no means seen this occur earlier than in my profession, the place it gained entry into somebody’s house after which made contact with an individual.”
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