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Hiker in southern Arizona attacked by skunk

Posted at 9:51 PM, Apr 30, 2016
and last updated 2016-05-01 00:51:03-04
Cochise County sheriff's officials say a skunk that attacked a hiker is being tested for rabies.
 
Sheriff's spokeswoman Carol Capas says the incident happened Saturday afternoon in Brown Canyon in southern Arizona.
 
According to Capas, two women were hiking when the skunk started to follow them.
 
The skunk then jumped onto one of them.
 
The woman being attacked was armed and fired several shots at the animal.
 
A third person then shot the skunk, causing it to let go of the woman.
 
Capas says the woman went to a Sierra Vista hospital for evaluation and possible treatment.
 
A U.S. Department of Agriculture agent is taking the injured skunk to Phoenix for testing.