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DNR investigates beaver attack at Seneca Creek State Park
WBAL-TV • • general
Key Points:
- The Maryland Department of Natural Resources is investigating a third beaver attack this summer at Seneca Creek State Park, where a 10-year-old girl was bitten during a summer camp visit.
- The girl sustained three lacerations to her upper leg and was treated at a Bethesda hospital; the beaver escaped into the water after intervention by camp counselors.
- Authorities from DNR, Montgomery County Animal Services, and park staff are actively searching for the beaver involved in the attack.
- This incident appears unrelated to two previous beaver attacks at Cunningham Falls State Park last month, where both beavers tested positive for rabies; no rabies outbreak has been detected in Frederick or Montgomery counties.
- As a precaution, a portion of Seneca Creek State Park near Berryville Road and about one mile of trail are closed, while other areas, including the Lake Area in Gaithersburg, remain open to visitors.
