(This has happened to all of us guys at one time or another but this time it was a young kid. sarc/)
Video captured a beaver attacking a small child while he was fishing in a New Jersey lake, after earlier pouncing on other unsuspecting visitors. The unidentified 8-year-old boy was with his family at Lake Henry in the Continental Soldiers Park complex in Mahwah around 6 p.m. Sunday “when the beaver exited the lake and charged him,” police told News 12 New Jersey. “The child began to run away but tripped. The animal bit the child in the upper thigh and continued to attack him,” Mahwah police said.
One of the relatives kicked the animal as a pet dog also joined the fray, before someone managed to fling the wild attacker back into the water. The boy was transported to a local hospital by EMS crews for treatment. The extent of his injuries isn’t known. Police later learned the same beaver had attacked other park guests earlier in the day. It was unclear how many or how serious their injuries were, beyond news that they also needed treatment. Animal control officers responded and reported that the animal went on the attack because of an illness. It was captured and sent for testing.
Video on Facebook:
https://www.facebook.com/reel/4329288620671072
https://nypost.com/2026/05/05/us-news/beaver-attacks-boy-8-fishing-in-new-jersey-lake/
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