Rabid beaver attacks two sisters on Lake Anna - KFVS12 News & Weather Cape Girardeau, Carbondale, Poplar Bluff

Rabid beaver attacks two sisters on Lake Anna

Posted: Updated:
  • Heartland News

  • Wednesday, May 22 2013 1:15 AM EDT2013-05-22 05:15:54 GMT
    Cooks’ BBQ and Catering in Jackson went up in flames Tuesday night.Jackson Fire Chief Jason Mouser tells Heartland News the building is a total loss, but they were able to stop the fire from spreading to the shed just a mere feet away.He said the fire appears to have started in the stove area of the restaurant.Copyright 2013KFVS. All rights reserved.
    Cooks’ BBQ and Catering in Jackson went up in flames Tuesday night.Jackson Fire Chief Jason Mouser tells Heartland News the building is a total loss, but they were able to stop the fire from spreading to the shed just a mere feet away.He said the fire appears to have started in the stove area of the restaurant.Copyright 2013KFVS. All rights reserved.
  • Late Breaking

    Wednesday, May 22 2013 6:05 AM EDT2013-05-22 10:05:10 GMT
    Interstate Crash shuts down southbound lanes

    Traffic in the Southbound lanes of Interstate 55 in Scott County are shut down after a crash.

    Traffic in the Southbound lanes of Interstate 55 in Scott County are shut down after a crash.

  • Wednesday, May 22 2013 5:12 AM EDT2013-05-22 09:12:19 GMT
    Missouri Gov. Jay Nixon is weighing whether to sign legislation that would allow children's non-related legal guardians to receive adoption subsidies.
    Missouri Gov. Jay Nixon is weighing whether to sign legislation that would allow children's non-related legal guardians to receive adoption subsidies.
SPOTSYLVANIA, VA (WWBT) -

Two Spotsylvania sisters were on a weekend trip with their family at Lake Anna when they were attacked by a beaver.

The beaver circled the two girls in the water, then it attacked. The 65-pound beaver left 8 year-old Annabella Radnovich and her 11-year-old sister, Alyssa with severe bite wounds.

"I thought my cousin Samantha was trying to trick me and then it bit my sister," Annabella said. "I tried to run out the lake, but it started swimming around me, and then I tried to get out again and it bit my leg."

Those two little girls are getting rabies shots after the health department confirmed the beaver did have rabies. 

State health officials say this is only the fourth time, in the past decade, where a beaver has been confirmed to have rabies. 

Copyright 2012 WWBT NBC12.  All rights reserved.