Another rabid beaver attacks in Northern Virginia

By Naomi Jagoda

Published September 12, 2012 4:00am ET

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Another rabid beaver attacks in Northern Virginia — A beaver gnaws on a branch in Berwyn Heights. Several recent rabid beaver attacks have been reported in the D.C area. (Examiner file photo) | Greg Whitesell

A rabid beaver approached young children at a nature center in Fairfax County over the weekend, officials said, just days after another rabid beaver bit an 83-year-old woman in a Fairfax lake.

About 11:30 a.m. Saturday, Fairfax County Animal Control officers went to Hidden Pond Nature Center in Springfield. The incident occurred during a program in which about 15 children were participating.

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