Rabies test not possible on Durant beaver
DURANT — Tests on the head of a 60-pound beaver that attacked a 5-year-old boy did not determine if the animal had rabies, state Health Department officials said.
"There was an insufficient amount of brain material,” said Laurence Burnsed , director of the state’s communicable disease division.
The beaver was beaten to death by the stepfather of the Durant child who was attacked Saturday af...
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