WORCESTER, MASS. (WHDH) - A 64-year-old Worcester woman who was attacked by a fox Friday spoke with 7NEWS about the frightening encounter Monday. The victim did not want to be on camera or identified.
She recounted the events, saying the fox first bit her left foot. She said her sneaker prevented the animal from getting to her skin.
“I couldn’t believe what she went through,” the victim’s daughter said. “She’s always been a fighter, always.”
The victim said the fox came back around and lunged at her right hand. She said the worst injuries she suffered came during the struggle to get the animal off her, and she hit her head against the house as she fell to the ground.
Despite all of her injuries, she managed to trap the fox. She explained she put her knee on the fox’s stomach while yelling for help.
She is currently receiving rounds of rabies shots.
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