CNN —A rabid bobcat attacked a children’s camp leader as he slept in a hammock at a state park, according to the Connecticut Department of Energy and Environmental Protection.
The man was guiding an overnight youth camping expedition at Selden Neck State Park in Lyme at the time of the attack early Friday, the department said in an email Saturday.
He and two other adults, who are seasonal staff members of the Connecticut Department of Children and Families’ Wilderness School, killed the animal after the attack, authorities said.
The bobcat’s remains were taken to a state public health laboratory, where the animal tested positive for rabies, according to the statement.
Bobcat attacks on humans are extremely rare, according to the department’s website.
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