Nate Reynolds: Beaver attack witness, hero (Picture: WHAM)

Here’s a face you won’t want to forget… so it’s lucky it belongs to a modern day American hero.

Wonderfully-bearded Nate Reynolds was supervising a kayaking session in Rochester, New York, when one of his students was attacked by a creature from the deep.

‘I heard my name called out from the shop and I ran out the door to see a guy getting pulled into the water, Reynolds told WHAM. ‘It was like watching a horror film.’





The victim, Michael Cavanaugh, is recovering from puncture wounds after a beaver pulled him into the water and refused to let go.


The animal eventually released its grip, but not before Reynolds beat it to death with a paddle.

Beavers can weigh up to 25kg, but they rarely attack humans (Picture: Getty/DariusCheng)

Beavers are vegetarians and tend to only attack humans if they have rabies, which medical staff treated Cavanaugh for as a precaution.