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Old 07-12-2012, 02:41 PM   #1
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Default Raccoon attack!!

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A Washington state woman suffered 16 puncture wounds and over 100 lacerations after being attacked by a pack of raccoons.
http://abcnews.go.com/blogs/headline...n-to-hospital/
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Old 07-12-2012, 03:07 PM   #2
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It has happened around us a few times. A single raccoon and sometimes a whole family of raccoons will attack... and they are always found to have rabies.
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Old 07-12-2012, 03:25 PM   #3
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Lakewood WA. that's just south of Tacoma WA.

Why would she just keep laying there ? where's the defense in doing that? get up and RUN.

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