6-Year-Old Attacked By Raccoon Released From Hospital, Report Says

Aryan Gavali, the 6-year-old boy who was attacked by a raccoon while walking to school Wednesday, was released from the hospital Thursday, The Record reported.

Gavali was walking to school with his mother in Elmwood Park when a raccoon jumped on him and began clawing and biting his face, police said.

A good Samaritan, Danny Walls, was in the area and saw the attack. He used a fiberglass pole to get the animal off Gavali and beat it to death, the report said.

Authorities are testing to see whether the animal had rabies. Those test results should be known today, authorities said.

Gavali’s father Pratap said his son’s stitches will take some time to heal, but also said he is eating and sleeping well, the report said.

Elmwood Park police Chief Michael Foligno could not be reached for comment.

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