TIMES RECORD • March 16, 2023
A Bowdoinham woman was attacked by a rabid raccoon inside her home on Monday, and officials are warning locals to keep an eye out for wildlife showing signs of the virus. Bowdoinham Animal Control Officer Cliff Daigle said the woman was inside her home in the area of Wilderness Lane and Pratt Road when a raccoon wandered through her sunroom door and attacked. The raccoon bit the woman on her leg as she tried to fend it off and keep it away from her household pets. Game Warden Bob Decker responded, killed the animal and took it away for testing. He received confirmation Wednesday that the raccoon was rabid. The woman is now receiving medical treatment. Daigle said there are at least two other raccoons in the Bowdoinham area he believes could be infected with the rabies virus.