Police release body camera video of Worcester fox attack

WORCESTER, MASS. (WHDH) – Police released body camera video Wednesday of the moment they responded to a vicious fox attack on a woman from Worcester earlier this month.

On April 3, the fox was seen running out of a wooded area in the city, darting between parked cars, then biting the woman in the leg on Esther Street at approximately 7 a.m. The fox then came back around and took hold of her purse. The woman was seen running in a circle, trying to shake the animal off.

Surveillance video obtained by 7NEWS captured how the woman struggled with the wild animal, suffering bites to her hand and injuries to her back when she fell to the ground. Another woman who called 911 during the attack detailed how the fox wouldn’t let go of the victim…

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