Arizona Jogger Runs One Mile With Rabid Fox Clamped Onto Arm - AFP

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A woman jogger ran for a mile with a rabid fox clamped to her arm before locking the animal in the trunk of her car and racing to hospital for treatment, police said Thursday.

Michelle Felicetta was out running on a trail at the base of Granite Mountain near Prescott, northern Arizona on Monday when she came face-to-face with the fox in a clearing, Yavapai County Sheriff's Office said.

The woman attempted to back away from the animal but as she did so the fox lunged and sunk its teeth into her feet. After grabbing the animal by the neck the fox bit Felicetta on the arm and would not release his grip.

The quick-thinking jogger realized she would need to keep the animal for testing so ran back to her car where she managed to prise its jaws open before throwing it in the trunk and driving to hospital.

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http://www.terradaily.com/2007/081106161800.0jin7vyb.html

[amdezurik]

1. dumbaya escaped the bubble?

well at least now he will get the "treatment" he needs...

[CottonBear]

2. Yikes! I don't know what I would have done in that situation! n/t

[TomInTib]

7. When I am hiking in the hills, I always carry a knife.

In case we encounter a rabid coyote or, heaven forbid, a mountain lion.

[RaleighNCDUer]

3. A remarkable woman.

Keeping her cool in the crisis, just take the situation and deal with it.

Every bit as astonishing as that guy a few years ago who sawed off his arm when a 1000lb boulder trapped him.

[RufusTFirefly]

4. "she managed to PRISE its jaws open"??

Silly French people. Why can't they learn English like the rest of the world? If it was good enough for Jesus, it should be good enough for them.

[kestrel91316]

6. Whoever wrote it learned English from the English. There are at least 3 Britishisms in the article.

[RufusTFirefly]

8. Yup. You mean like "driving to hospital"?

I'm surprised she didn't stick the fox in the boot.

[kestrel91316]

11. Yep. They said "to hospital" twice, IIRC. Instead of "to a/the hospital

[Tandalayo_Scheisskopf]

5. I woke up with a rabid non-fox in bed with me once.

It was a different situation completely.

[TomInTib]

9. Did you have to chew your arm off?

When all else fails.....

[XemaSab]

10. That's even better than the time I got bit by that gopher!

Though I do have to say that the young man at the Madera public health department did seem overly happy about sectioning that animal's brain. :P