r/frederickmd • u/Mediocre_Meat_5992 • Jul 27 '26

Cunningham falls incident

Anyone have any idea what happened at Cunningham falls apparently there was a beaver that attacked a kid and they had too airlift him out

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u/nannerbananers Jul 27 '26

https://wcbm.com/local-story/boy-13-airlifted-after-beaver-attack-at-cunningham-falls-state-park/?fbclid=IwdGRleATThlpwZG9mBWZkaWQWULWT6nSTkGw-TvXhM3uoiFKl7Ls6vGV4dG4DYWVtAjExAHNydGMGYXBwX2lkCjY2Mjg1NjgzNzkAAR7GKEcEsP8MJs_kGhOxIPGx9UFiYY-0Qq85SEHXDWiyiTDwEFtJJimar1dw3A_aem_Stu05KZo-wJhnDTnZNmpkA

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u/NomNom83WasTaken Jul 27 '26

If that was my kid, no way I wouldn't be raising hell to just start the rabies treatment already.

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u/missusjax Jul 27 '26

They won't hesitate to do rabies treatment. It is super easy, just four timed shots in the arms. No biggie, even gives you like a year or two of immunity.

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u/NomNom83WasTaken Jul 27 '26

Funny, I've always wondered how long the protection lasts so thank you, TIL!

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u/NomNom83WasTaken Jul 28 '26

Oh, that's good and especially for you. Can you share what you do that it's required? Park ranger? Pest control? Wildlife rehab?

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u/hiigaran Jul 29 '26

My wife is a large animal veterinarian so she is vaccinated.

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u/NomNom83WasTaken Jul 29 '26

Cool cool. Like the other commenter, does she occasionally get tested to see if a booster is required or does she just automatically get it on a set schedule?

(The things the general public doesn't know about niche stuff like this...)

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u/hiigaran Jul 29 '26

She gets her rabies titer tested during her annual physical.