Police shoot bobcat that attacked 13-year-old girl and her mother

Prescott Valley police and a state wildlife officer were able to track and kill a potentially rabid bobcat Monday after it attacked two people in Prescott Valley. Officials hope it was the same bobcat that attacked a dog about an hour earlier, especially since it had blood on it before the second attack. It was the latest in a string of odd rabid wild mammal attacks against people in northern Arizona in recent months. "People should really keep their eyes open and be careful if they're hiking outdoors and take precautions to protect themselves, especially if they see a wild animal," Arizona Game and Fish Department Wildlife Manager Scott Poppenberger said. State lab officials said they will test the bobcat Tuesday for rabies, related Zen Mocarski of the Arizona Game and Fish Department. sisters at a rope swing along Lynx Creek near Stoneridge Drive when the bobcat lunged at her, scratching and biting her lower right leg. Her mother Lisa grabbed the full-grown, 40-pound male bobcat by the neck as it rolled over and bit her on both arms. "I started screaming and I threw rocks at its face," said Christina's sister Talisa, who called 911 as the bobcat ran off. Poppenberger and PV police found the bobcat within 10 minutes, and it continued to be abnormally aggressive...Daily Courier