Boy, 13, is mauled by a rabid beaver while swimming in a Maryland state park

From the Newshound archive · first published 19 September 2026.

Dominick Cebula, 13, was swimming at Cunningham Falls State Park in Maryland and looking for fish when a rabid beaver attacked him, his family said.

The beaver launched a fierce assault on Dominick while he was in the water at the Maryland park.

His injuries have since required three surgeries, and he has undergone multiple courses of rabies shots in the aftermath of the attack.