Residents in San Rafael, California, are warning others about a “very mean” squirrel that has recently attacked several people in the community. On September 24, ABC News cited reports from the local humane society, which shared that the squirrel sent at least two people to the emergency room.
A woman named Joan Heblack shared with ABC7 that the squirrel attacked her when she was walking through Lucas Valley in San Rafael. The injuries eventually led her to the ER.
“It came out of nowhere. I didn’t see him running up to me at all,” Heblack said. “It clamped onto my leg. The tail was flying up here. I was like, ‘Get it off me, get off me!’ I didn’t want to touch it.”…