Fisherman killed by a BEAVER as he tried to take a photo of it by a lake in Belarus

Fisherman was attacked as he inched close for a photo

It sank its razor sharp teeth into his leg and he bled to death

Beaver's rarely attack humans but can be dangerous

A fisherman enjoying a fishing trip with his friends was savaged to death by a beaver.

The man was at Lake Shestakov in Belarus with two friends when they spotted the aquatic mammal by the side of the road.



As he inched towards the animal to take a picture, it pounced on him, sinking its sharp teeth into the man's thigh and severing a major artery, reports Sky News .

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A beaver attacked a fisherman in Belarus and severed an artery in his leg, causing him to bleed to death. File picture

His friends desperately tried to staunch the blood welling up from the wound but the animal’s bite and the man, from Brest, bled to death.



Experts insisted that beaver attacks were rare – but those which do go for humans are usually rabid.



In Pennyslvania in America a number of rabies-infected beavers attacked humans in 2011 and 2012.

Last year a crazed beaver attacked two girls as they swam in a lake at a popular beauty spot leaving them with serious injuries.

Also in 2012 a Boy Scout leader of a New York-based troop was savagely attacked by a rabid beaver at the Delaware Water Gap National Recreation Area in Pennsylvania.



Beavers rarely attack humans, but their incredibly sharp teeth can cause serious injury when they do

Normand Brousseau, 51, of Pine Plains, New York, was swimming in the river with a floating device known as a 'noodle' when the beaver latched onto his chest.

After being bitten and clawed at several times, Mr Brousseau was finally pulled to shore by Nick Hedges, 16, who joined his three fellow Scouts in pelting the deranged creature with stones until it died.

In late April 2011, a rabid beaver attacked a fisherman in the White Clay Creek area of Chester County, Pennsylvania. In that case, the victim was able to drown the animal.

