RARITAN TOWNSHIP – A man fishing in the South Branch of the Raritan River was attacked by a beaver on Thursday.
The 54-year-old Flemington man was fishing in the river across Route 523 from the former Lipton Tea plant when he saw a beaver swimming nearby, township police said.
He lost sight of the beaver, but the beaver resurfaced and attacked the man, biting him on both legs.
The fisherman tried to defend himself, police said, but he was also bitten on the hand.
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The fisherman was able to get out of the river and called for help. Township police and the rescue squad came to the scene at about 5:10 p.m. The squad took him to nearby Hunterdon Medical Center for treatment.
New Jersey Fish and Game were notified of the incident.
The beaver has not been located.
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