Rabid beaver attack prompts hospital treatment and park closures in Maryland

A 13-year-old Maryland boy was attacked by a four-foot rabid beaver while swimming at Cunningham Falls State Park; he was airlifted to Johns Hopkins Hospital for rabies post-exposure treatment after the animal latched onto his chest, and the beaver was euthanized following a rabies-positive test. The incident was the first in a series of three at the park, leading to closures and heightened rabies concerns.