Maryland boy recovering after rabid beaver attack at state park

In the managed wildness of a Maryland state park, a young boy encountered one of nature's rarer dangers — a beaver whose illness had stripped away its instinct for caution. The animal attacked him multiple times, leaving wounds serious enough to require several surgeries. He is recovering at home, protected from rabies by timely medical intervention, but the incident quietly reminds us that the boundary between safe recreation and untamed nature is thinner than we tend to assume.