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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
World
Isabel Keane

A 91-year-old man was attacked by a raccoon. The rabies vaccine wasn’t covered by insurance — and cost hundreds

An elderly Rhode Island man had a raccoon sneak up and attack him while walking to his mailbox — and the vicious assault ended up costing him hundreds of dollars, according to a report.

Hal Hamilton, 91, was walking to the mailbox just outside his home in Barrington, about 10 miles southeast of Providence, when a raccoon pounced on him, throwing off his balance as he walked down his front steps, Hamilton told WJAR.

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