Georgia man bitten by rabid raccoon after putting injured animal in his coat during rescue attempt

The Georgia man wrapped the rabid raccoon in his coat, held it against his chest, and drove for an hour to a nature center to get the animal checked out.
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Man bitten by rabid raccoon after putting injured animal in his coat during rescue attempt

CHEROKEE COUNTY, Georgia (WUPA) — A Cherokee County man’s attempt to rescue an injured raccoon that he found in the middle of the road ended with him in the hospital being treated for a possible ...
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Man tries to rescue injured raccoon, gets bitten on face while driving, learns it has rabies

ROSWELL, Ga. (WANF/Gray News) — A man was bitten on the face and hands by a raccoon he tried to save this weekend. It later tested positive for rabies, according to the Chattahoochee Nature Center.
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Rabid Raccoon Bites Man on ‘the Face and Hands’ After He Put Injured Animal in His Coat During Rescue

The man was bitten after finding an injured raccoon on the road in Georgia Michael Cummings/Getty A man is receiving treatment for rabies after being bitten by an injured raccoon in Cherokee County, ...