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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.

Raccoon

Raccoon

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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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