Boy, father in Maine attacked by bobcat
The cat clawed the boy's back and also clawed the father's arm.
STOW, Maine (AP) — Wardens in Maine say they are searching for a bobcat that attacked a 17-year-old boy and his father.
The Plowden family first encountered the animal Wednesday night in their backyard in Stow. Carolynn Plowden tells the Sun-Journal that the large cat showed no fear and was acting strangely by walking all around the yard and rolling around.
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Her husband John and son Justin went outside to confirm the animal was not a protected lynx when the bobcat suddenly lunged and bit Justin Plowden’s face.
The cat clawed the boy’s back and also clawed the father’s arm. It ran off when a neighbor shot at it.
The Plowdens received multiple rabies shots that night. The boy’s mother says he received four shots in his face.
