Teacher dies after being bitten by rabid bat in classroom
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The life of a 60-year-old California art teacher ended after being bitten by a rabid bat she was trying to rescue in her classroom.
Leah Seneng died last week after contracting rabies from the bat, Fresno County health officials told ABC30.
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The news outlet reported that Seneng found a bat lying in her classroom at Bryant Middle School in Dos Palos, Calif., in mid-October. The teacher reportedly tried to scoop up the animal and take it outside when it woke up, flew around and bit Seneng before flying off.
The woman fell ill a month after being bitten. Seneng’s daughter took her to hospital where she was placed into a coma.
She died on Nov. 22.
A GoFundMe was set up to help with funeral costs. As of Friday, it has raised $2,564.
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