‘It just grabbed on to my leg’ | Man recalls rabid fox attack after new case in Rockingham County

ROCKINGHAM COUNTY, N.C. — Health officials are urging people to stay away from animals behaving unusually after a rabid fox was found in Rockingham County.

The Rockingham County Department of Health and Human Services said the fox was captured near N.C. Highway 770 in the Stoneville area. It later tested positive for rabies.

The warning serves as a reminder for people like Charles McClintock, who was bitten by a rabid fox in his own Summerfield yard two years ago…

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