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Bobcat attacks Connecticut man sleeping in hammock

Headline from WWLP Springfield

A bobcat attacked a man on Selden Neck Island in Lyme, Connecticut early Friday morning.

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  1. NBC New York

    Bobcat attacks staff member during Wilderness Camp outing in state park in Connecticut (opens NBC New York)

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    NBC New York's feed description

    A bobcat attacked a staff member during a Wilderness School outing at Selden Neck Island in Selden Neck State Park in Lyme early Friday morning, according to the state Department of Energy and Environmental Protection. The animal attacked the victim as he was sleeping in a hammock.

  2. The Daily Caller

    Bobcat Attacks Camper Sleeping In Hammock. He And His Partners Then Kill It (opens The Daily Caller)

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    The Daily Caller's feed description

    The man was sleeping early Friday morning when the bobcat attacked him, the DEEP said. The three adult leaders were able to subdue the animal and kill it.

  3. MyNorthwest

    A bobcat attacks a camper sleeping in a hammock at a Connecticut state park (opens MyNorthwest)

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    MyNorthwest's feed description

    HARTFORD, Conn. (AP) — A bobcat attacked a camper sleeping in a hammock at a Connecticut state park Friday, state environmental officials said. The man

  4. UPI

    Sleeping camper survives bobcat attack in Lyme, Conn. (opens UPI)

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    UPI's feed description

    A camper in Lyme, Conn., survived a bobcat attack Friday. The injured man had been leading a group of children on a camping trip when he was attacked while sleeping in his hammock.

  5. CBS News

    Bobcat killed after attacking camp counselor sleeping in hammock at Connecticut state park (opens CBS News)

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    CBS News's feed description

    The bobcat is being tested for rabies.

  6. NBC News

    Bobcat attacks camp leader sleeping in hammock in Connecticut (opens NBC News)

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    NBC News's feed description

    The rare attack happened on Selden Neck Island in Connecticut's Selden Neck State Park, state officials said. Three adults killed the bobcat.

  7. CNN

    Rabid bobcat attacks sleeping camper during youth trip at a Connecticut state park, officials say (opens CNN)

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    CNN's feed description

    A rabid bobcat attacked a children’s camp leader as he slept in a hammock at a state park, according to the Connecticut Department of Energy and Environmental Protection.

  8. WWLP Springfield

    Bobcat attacks Connecticut man sleeping in hammock (opens WWLP Springfield)

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    WWLP Springfield's feed description

    A bobcat attacked a man on Selden Neck Island in Lyme, Connecticut early Friday morning.

  9. NBC 6 South Florida

    Bobcat attacks camp counselor sleeping in hammock in Connecticut (opens NBC 6 South Florida)

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    NBC 6 South Florida's feed description

    A bobcat attacked a staff member during a Wilderness School outing at Selden Neck Island in Selden Neck State Park in Lyme early Friday morning, according to the State Department of Energy and Environmental Protection. The animal attacked the victim as he was sleeping in a hammock.

  10. ABC 7 New York

    3 camp counselors injured after bobcat attack in Lyme, Connecticut (opens ABC 7 New York)

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    ABC 7 New York's feed description

    Officials say the victim was sleeping in a hammock at Selden Neck State Park in Lyme on Friday when the animal attacked.

Identical headlines usually mean shared wire copy. They are counted as separate articles but are not independent confirmation.

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