Woman bitten by javelina while walking her dog near Tucson

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A woman was hospitalized after she was bitten by a javelina while walking her dog in the Catalina Foothills near Tucson.

According to the Arizona Game and Fish Department, the 29 year old received a six-inch gash to her thigh after she was bitten by the javelina on August 16.

The woman was treated at a local hospital. Wildlife officials also recommend the woman receives rabies shots as a precaution.

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