Raccoon attacks infant inside his Idaho home

A raccoon attacked an infant inside an Idaho home this week as the baby boy was in a carrier, the state wildlife department said Friday.

A raccoon attacked an infant inside an Idaho home this week as the baby boy was in a carrier, the state wildlife department said Friday.

The incident happened Monday in Cassia County after the infant’s mother had just returned home, Idaho Fish and Game said in a statement.

The mother heard a noise, investigated and found the animal, it said.

“The mother found a raccoon attacking her infant. She was able to grab the animal to stop the attack,” the department said.

The child’s father and a Cassia County sheriff’s deputy went to the home, found the raccoon still inside and they killed the animal, Fish and Game said.

https://www.nbcnews.com/news/animal-news/raccoon-attacks-infant-idaho-home-rcna185624

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