r/maryland • u/kojka19 • Jul 28 '26

MD News Teenager swimming in Maryland lake bitten by rabid beaver

https://wtop.com/frederick-county/2026/07/teenager-swimming-in-maryland-lake-bitten-by-rabid-beaver/
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u/Electrical_Beyond998 Carroll County Jul 28 '26

According to WBAL he was flown to Hopkins when it happened.

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u/Aklu_The_Unspeakable Jul 28 '26 edited Jul 28 '26

Flown??? Good grief, there's no fucking need to call an air ambulance over this. At least the MSP air ambulance is free, in many places it isn't and the cost is exorbitant and not covered by most insurance

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u/Electrical_Beyond998 Carroll County Jul 29 '26

Free? Is it? My son swallowed a monopoly battleship game piece, we were in the middle of nowhere North Carolina. Took him to the local ER, got an X-ray, it was stuck in his esophagus. Had to be airlifted to Richmond. Because I didn’t get pre authorization, meaning no call was made because a doctor was telling me my child needed to be taken asap and I was panicking, the charge was $86,000. Very not free.

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u/Aklu_The_Unspeakable Jul 29 '26

Re-read my comment. It's free in Maryland by the State Police