Six-year-old bitten by rabid bat; brothers kill bat with Braveheart-inspired sword

A 6-year-old Wisconsin girl was bitten by a rabid bat while playing outside her Tigerton home. Her brothers knocked the bat away and then killed it with a Braveheart-inspired makeshift sword. The bat tested positive for rabies, and Cece Kale received life-saving rabies shots within 48 hours. Health officials warn that rabies is nearly always fatal without treatment and emphasize vaccinating pets and avoiding wild animals; the case marks Shawano-Menominee County’s first rabies case of the year.