A warning tonight from allah knee do county after a zoo volunteer was bitten by a rabid bat. Im larry beil. Dan ashley is off tonight jie. Im carolyn johnson. It happened at the oakland zoo. Lets get to nick smith with new details tonight. Nick . Reporter carolyn and larry, good evening. Zoo officials warn if you see a sick or injured animal, stay away. Officials say a bat that looks like this bit the girl. This is a copy of the notice handed out by Alameda County Health Officials. They say a bat infected bit another girl. It is a message residents are not taking lightly. By having a dog who wants to go up and investigate and play or chase away the animal, i just stay away. Thats exactly what experts want you to do. Rabies is fatal almost always. Alameda county Health Officials issued the warning after learning a Team Volunteer at the oakland zoo was bitten on saturday. This was the mexican free tailed bat and after testing it they found out the bat was infected with rabies forcing the
Pickup truck. We get the new information now from ktvus amber lee. She spoke privately with the little boys family, and shares with us what happened. Reporter julie many of his relatives gathered here for a prayer vigil just a short while ago. The accident took place in this parking lot. The perez familys produce truck is a long time fixture along the embarcadero. She brings her son, 2yearold rafael with her. Telling relatives, she doesnt trust his care to anyone else. Around 4 15 this afternoon, the unthinkable happened when little rafael played in the parking lot. The child was struck by a vehicle and the child is currently deceased. He has succumb to his injuries. Reporter relatives say the driver of the pickup truck that struck the little boy, appears to be a customer who drove up to buy produce, but never saw the child. He is here, he is cooperating with the police. Our investigators are speaking with him. Reporter distraught family members tell me rafael had just started talking,
With us what happened. Reporter julie many of his relatives gathered here for a prayer vigil just a short while ago. The accident took place in this parking lot. The perez familys produce truck is a long time fixture along the embarcadero. She brings her son, 2yearold rafael with her. Telling relatives, she doesnt trust his care to anyone else. Around 4 15 this afternoon, the unthinkable happened when little rafael played in the parking lot. The child was struck by a vehicle and the child is currently deceased. He has succumb to his injuries. Reporter relatives say the driver of the pickup truck that struck the little boy, appears to be a customer who drove up to buy produce, but never saw the child. He is here, he is cooperating with the police. Our investigators are speaking with him. Reporter distraught family members tell me rafael had just started talking, and loved giving hugs and kisses. He was a special addition to the family. They had been trying to have another child for a lo
Another girl. It is a message residents are not taking lightly. By having a dog who wants to go up and investigate and play or chase away the animal, i just stay away. Thats exactly what experts want you to do. Rabies is fatal almost always. Alameda county Health Officials issued the warning after learning a Team Volunteer at the oakland zoo was bitten on saturday. This was the mexican free tailed bat and after testing it they found out the bat was infected with rabies forcing them to put the victim on a round of medication immediately. If they see the bat looking unusual, dont touch them. Call us. This is a view over the oakland zoo. The bats like to hang out where there is bugs and insects. This is the third rabid bat in a month. If we didnt have them our mosquito population would sore. The bats do serve a purpose to the ecosystem. The teen that was bitten made a mistake by touching a sick animal. A nono for anyone not trained to do so. Generally it is like most wild animals. The bat
A warning tonight from allah knee do county after a zoo volunteer was bitten by a rabid bat. Im larry beil. Dan ashley is off tonight jie. Im carolyn johnson. It happened at the oakland zoo. Lets get to nick smith with new details tonight. Nick . Reporter carolyn and larry, good evening. Zoo officials warn if you see a sick or injured animal, stay away. Officials say a bat that looks like this bit the girl. This is a copy of the notice handed out by Alameda County Health Officials. They say a bat infected bit another girl. It is a message residents are not taking lightly. By having a dog who wants to go up and investigate and play or chase away the animal, i just stay away. Thats exactly what experts want you to do. Rabies is fatal almost always. Alameda county Health Officials issued the warning after learning a Team Volunteer at the oakland zoo was bitten on saturday. This was the mexican free tailed bat and after testing it they found out the bat was infected with rabies forcing the