A young girl swimming at Lake Lanier was attacked by a beaver on Saturday, according to the Georgia Department of Natural Resources.
The girl was swimming on the north end of the lake on private property when she was bitten in the leg, according to Access WDUN.
As she was being attacked, the girl’s father intervened and beat the beaver to death, according to Hall County Animal Control.
The animal was taken to the state lab to be tested for rabies.
See WSB-TV
