Rabid bobcat attacks golfer

SPRAGUE, Conn. (AP) - A bobcat that attacked a golfer in Connecticut shortly after scratching a horse has tested positive for rabies.

State environmental police shot and killed the bobcat shortly after it attacked a man Thursday on the Mohegan Sun Golf Course in Sprague.

The state Department of Energy and Environmental Protection said in a statement the wildcat was taken for testing at the UConn Medical Lab, which confirmed it has rabies. The golfer and the horse's owner have been notified.

The golfer, a man in his 60s whose name was not made public, was treated at a hospital for scratches. Bobcats are common in Connecticut, but attacks on humans are unusual.

The last report of a bobcat attack on a human in the state was in Bozrah in August 2014.

NOTE: You can report bobcat sighting on DEEP's Fish and Wildlife Facebook page.