Overview
- Town officials confirmed Tuesday that the beaver captured at Lake Henry in Mahwah tested positive for rabies.
- The same animal attacked an 8-year-old who was fishing Sunday evening at Continental Soldiers Park, biting his upper thigh before relatives pulled him away.
- Mahwah EMS took the child to Good Samaritan Hospital, and officials say several other visitors were also bitten and are now receiving treatment.
- Tyco Animal Control captured the beaver after noticing signs of illness, as police gathered reports and online video of earlier encounters that day.
- Authorities ask anyone who had contact with the animal to call the Mahwah health department or police because rabies spreads through saliva and prompt shots prevent the disease.