A raccoon attacked an infant inside an Idaho home this week as the baby boy was in a carrier, the state wildlife department said Friday.

Idaho Fish and Game reported that the infant was in a carrier when the mother, who had just returned home, heard a loud noise. She rushed to the scene and discovered a raccoon attacking her child. The mother managed to intervene and stop the attack by grabbing the animal.

A child was hospitalized after a raccoon attack inside the family’s home as the baby was in a carrier, state officials said Friday.

The baby was hospitalized before his father and a sheriff’s deputy killed the animal, according to Idaho Fish and Game

Fish and Game took possession of the raccoon carcass and coordinated with staff from South Central Public Health District to get the raccoon tested for rabies. Fish and Game staff transported the carcass to Boise for testing by the Idaho Bureau of Laboratories.

In a shocking incident in Cassia County, Idaho, a baby was attacked by a raccoon inside their home. The mother intervened, rushing the injured infant to the hospital. The father and a deputy later located and killed the raccoon,

Idaho Fish and Game officers received a report from the Cassia County Sheriff that an infant had been attacked and injured by a

Image via Shutterstock An Idaho mother was horrified to discover a raccoon snuck inside their home and was attacking her infant son. She quickly ran to her son's aid. Later, her husband and a police officer killed the critter.

A mother saved her infant son who was being attacked by a raccoon inside their home in Idaho, officials said. The infant was sitting inside an infant carrier while the mother was settling in after returning home at the time of the attack,