A teenager who was swimming in a Maryland lake was bitten by a beaver that tested positive for the rabies virus.
It happened Sunday around 9 a.m. as the teenager was in a designated swim area at Cunningham Falls State Park in Frederick County. Animal control picked up the beaver later that day from the Maryland Department of Natural Resources.
On Monday, the Maryland Department of Health notified the Frederick County Health Department that the beaver tested positive for rabies. Authorities said swimming is prohibited in the William Houck Area in Hunting Creek Lake until it can be confirmed safe, which could take several days…