Woman Jogs For A Mile With Fox Locked On Her Arm

November 6, 2008 8:38 a.m. EST

Prescott, AZ (AHN) - An Arizona woman has to run for at least a mile with a rabid fox hanging on to her arm after it bit her while she was jogging, before driving herself to a hospital to receive treatment.

Report said the woman, from Chino Valley south of the Grand Canyon, Ariz. was jogging on a trail near Prescott when she encountered the rabid fox which bit her leg.

She told authorities she grabbed the fox by the neck but it bit her arm.

Suspecting that the fox has rabies, the woman ran for a mile to reach her car with the fox clinging on her arm. She threw the fox in the trunk then drove to the Prescott hospital.

An animal control officer who responded to her was also bitten by the fox so both the veterinarian and the woman received anti-rabies treatment as the fox was confirmed to be carrying the disease.