Event Brief
2-year-old gets stitches and rabies shots after raccoon attack
Filed: May 26, 2026 at 1:05 PM ET
Summary: A 2-year-old needed three stitches and began rabies vaccinations after a raccoon attacked him at a Massachusetts playground.
WHO: Grayson Cohen
WHAT: A raccoon lunged at and attacked a 2-year-old, leading to stitches and a series of rabies vaccinations.
WHEN: May 26, 2026 at 12:38 PM ET
WHERE: Massachusetts playground
WHY: Motive not yet established.
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