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Elderly Man Fights Off Raccoon Walking Dogs In Hunterdon County Park Elderly Man Fights Off Raccoon Walking Dogs In Hunterdon County Park
Elderly Man Fights Off Raccoon Walking Dogs In Hunterdon County Park An elderly man walking his dogs was attacked by a raccoon in a Hunterdon County park over the weekend. The animal bit the 79-year-old man's pants legs and refused to let go in Christie Hoffman Farm Park in Tewksbury, around 7 p.m. Friday, Chief Tim Barlow said. The man was able to fight off the raccoon, and later went to a local hospital for treatment for scratches to his arm. Neither of his dogs were hurt, police said.

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by Cecilia Levine