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Woman injured in fox attack

By Lise Fisher
Sun staff writer
Published: Friday, July 25, 2008 at 3:31 p.m.
Last Modified: Friday, July 25, 2008 at 3:31 p.m.


A Levy County man accidentally shot his wife Friday morning when he tried to fend off a fox that had attacked the woman, deputies reported.


The animal was killed and will be tested for rabies due to its unusual behavior, said Levy County Sheriff’s Office spokesman Lt. Evan Sullivan.

Test results won’t be available until next week, but authorities are advising anyone who comes in contact with a wild animal exhibiting strange behavior to leave it alone and contact law enforcement.

Officers were called to an accidental shooting in the 3000 block of SE 18th Ave. in the Morriston area at about 10:30 a.m., the Sheriff’s Office reported.

A couple at the address had spotted an unknown animal in their yard and went out to investigate, Sullivan said. But, once outside, the animal attacked the woman, biting her left leg. The woman couldn’t get away from the animal and told her husband to get a gun.

The man tried to shoot the fox with a .22-caliber rifle, firing seven times. He killed the animal but also accidentally shot the woman in the lower right leg.

The fox, which was still attached to the woman’s leg, had to be pried off by paramedics on the scene, Sullivan said.

The woman was taken to Shands at the University of Florida and was in stable condition, Sullivan said.

The Levy County Environmental Health Department in Bronson will house the fox’s body before it is turned over to a lab in Tampa for rabies testing.

The Sheriff's Office listed the fox as a red female fox, but after reviewing a picture of the animal, the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission said it was a gray fox, which is more commonly found in the state.

No charges are pending in connection with the shooting, Sullivan said.

http://www.gainesville.com/article/20080725/NEWS/753092837/0/magazine

[Rastus]

I guarantee he won't get any brownie points for killing the fox.   

Hope he likes the couch.

[tombogan03884]

Bit in the left leg, shot in the right leg, and probably getting those shots for 4 months. Hope she didn't waste any money on lottery tickets.

[DDMac]

While it is a very serious incident, and certainly not to be taken lightly, I can understand how the husband might have been tactically challenged if the wife was, at the time of the shooting, doing the Hokey-Pokey Foxtrot.

Mac.

[twyacht]

"I can understand how the husband might have been tactically challenged if the wife was, at the time of the shooting, doing the Hokey-Pokey Foxtrot."

I might have tried the Happy Gilmore golf swing with a Louisville Slugger, or the Rodney King method, before I resorted to the shooting at the "Hokey-Pokey Foxtrot"

Than when I was bitten as well, the wife and I could suffer together,....isn't that what marriage is all about???

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[Pathfinder]

"I can understand how the husband might have been tactically challenged if the wife was, at the time of the shooting, doing the Hokey-Pokey Foxtrot."

I might have tried the Happy Gilmore golf swing with a Louisville Slugger, or the Rodney King method, before I resorted to the shooting at the "Hokey-Pokey Foxtrot"

Than when I was bitten as well, the wife and I could suffer together,....isn't that what marriage is all about???

No, you got the you're suffering part right. Marriage has nothing to do with the wife suffering.   

Of course, I might be a bit biased at this point with #2 down the tubes . . . .

[tombogan03884]

No, you got the you're suffering part right. Marriage has nothing to do with the wife suffering.  

Of course, I might be a bit biased at this point with #2 down the tubes . . . .

Just because you are biased doesn't mean you are wrong.
Bet she's just glad he didn't use a shotgun. 

[CurrieS103]

Just because you are biased doesn't mean you are wrong.
Bet she's just glad he didn't use a shotgun. 

or a Barrett!

[brosometal]

There needs to be a full investigation.  How did the fox know which person to bite?  The husband "missed" the fox?  Sounds like a clear cut hit to me.  He needs to be arrested and all .22s are clearly assult type weapons.  Just ask the wife's leg.

I'm trying out for conspiracy nut.  Think I can pull it off?

[tombogan03884]

There needs to be a full investigation.  How did the fox know which person to bite?  The husband "missed" the fox?  Sounds like a clear cut hit to me.  He needs to be arrested and all .22s are clearly assult type weapons.  Just ask the wife's leg.

I'm trying out for conspiracy nut.  Think I can pull it off?

Yes !  But you need work, you forgot to blame Bush or mention the other fox on the grassy knoll .