MONROE TOWNSHIP, NJ — Two people were exposed this past Sunday when a rabid raccoon was found in a resident's backyard in Monroe Township.

On Sunday, April 7 a resident in the area of Federal Road and Perrineville Road noticed a sickly raccoon wandered into their yard. The resident brought the raccoon to a wildlife sanctuary in Mercer County where it was then taken to the New Jersey Department of Health Laboratory for testing.

Results came back Tuesday that the animal tested positive for rabies, reported the Middlesex County Department of Health.