Raccoons chase, attack Washington woman

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(AP) LAKEWOOD, Wash. - A Washington state woman says she was attacked and bitten by raccoons after her dog chased several of the animals up a tree.

Michaela Lee had just finished jogging in Lakewood's Fort Steilacoom Park on Monday when her dog got loose. When she went to grab the dog's leash, several other raccoons started to scratch her legs, chased her for about 75 feet, knocked her down and bit her.

Neighbor Michael Parks tells The News Tribune he heard Lee screaming and saw her on the ground. He called 911. Two other neighbors also went to help. Lee says her American dingo dog began barking and helped drive the raccoons off.

The 28-year-old Lee was treated for about 16 puncture wounds and had numerous scratches.

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[Wildlifecoon]

learn your place while in nature

[audemus]

That sounds like one tough bunch of 'coons.

[rightofwrong]

I'm betting she was jogging with the dog off-leash and that's the reason it attacked the wildlife.

[knewsteerrrrr]

No doubt that's exactly what happened and she's trying to avoid blame and a ticket by claiming her dog "got loose" he got loose the minute she let him off the leash in the park to harass the wild animals, then when one of them fought back and she got her azz bit she goes whining about poor her- attacked out of the blue!

[Davisrad]

Hopefully she considers getting rabies vaccine.