Beaver Savagely Attacks Kayaker

Newser ^ | June 17, 2014 | Evann Gastaldo

[Enterprise]

"A kayaker in Upstate New York was hospitalized after being attacked by a beaver in Irondequoit Creek last week. Michael Cavanaugh was knocked into the water when the beaver jumped out of the creek and started mauling him, biting him on his back and arm. "I heard my name called out from the shop and I ran out the door to see a guy getting pulled into the water," a trainer at BayCreek Paddling Center tells WHAM. "It was like watching a horror film." Cavanaugh was able to get to the dock, but the beaver wouldn't let go, so the trainer started hitting him with a paddle until the paddle broke and the beaver finally retreated."

[Enterprise]

Some beavers are really nasty.

[Wyatt's Torch]

[elhombrelibre]

Justin? I thought we sent him back to Canada.

[defconw]

No video? :(

[Vendome]

Guess the guy had some kinduh wood....

[luvbach1]

Best to avoid the nasty beavers, but how is one to tell?

[Enterprise]

I went back to the article and there is no video.

[Vendome]

[Enterprise]

There was a disagreement. The guy was using kayak, and the beaver liked priceline better.

[Lakeshark]

Derlly tried to find you did she?

All the way to NY, and she didn't even stop here to say hi.......

:-)

[saleman]

“Best to avoid the nasty beavers, but how is one to tell?”

The smell is one way, probably the first and most noticeable way. Also.....warts. Run away fast.

A smelly, warty beaver is not anything you would want to play with.

[tsomer]

Rabies?

[Rodamala]

Some beavers are really nasty.

Some, however, are nice.

[Enterprise]

Danger Will Robinson. Giant Beaver Ahead - you might never get back to civilization.

[Enterprise]

LOL!!

[sten]

want to avoid nasty beavers?

stay away from liberal chicks

[doorgunner69]

Best to avoid the nasty beavers, but how is one to tell?

Someone might be tempted to say something about being downwind, but someone might get banned.

[Enterprise]

"Rabies?"

"Cavanaugh is being treated for rabies as a precaution—experts say beaver attacks on humans are rare, and most are either a result of rabies or a beaver trying to protect its offspring"

It's a possibility that the beaver had rabies. The treatment is very painful, but it's preferable to death.

[Uncle Chip]

Call Wally —

He knows how to handle the Beav

[Enterprise]

HA HA!!