2017 - OCT - Animal Attacks

2017-10-01 - Alligator attacks and injures man at Lake Beresford near DeLand (Florida):
http://www.wesh.com/article/gator-bites-elderly-man-in-deland/12761769
http://www.orlandosentinel.com/news/breaking-news/os-alligator-bites-man-lake-beresford-20171001-story.html
http://www.dailycommercial.com/news/20171001/87-year-old-man-suffers-alligator-bites-near-deland/1

2017-10-01 - Bear attacks and kills man in Bandipora (India):
http://www.greaterkashmir.com/news/kashmir/bear-mauls-old-man-to-death/261763.html
http://www.sott.net/article/363408-Bear-mauls-elderly-man-to-death-in-Bandipora-India

2017-10-01 - Tiger attacks and kills 15th person this year in Pilibhit (India):
http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/bareilly/tiger-attack-claims-15th-life-this-year-in-pilibhit/articleshow/60904811.cms
http://www.sott.net/article/363411-Tiger-kills-15th-person-this-year-in-Pilibhit-India

2017-10-02 - Swarm of bees attacks and kills two brothers in Putesh, Odisha (India):
http://kalingatv.com/districtnews/two-brothers-killed-in-bee-attack-in-odisha/
http://newsodisha.in/content-details/Two-brothers-killed-in-bee-attack-in-Kalahandi-5540

2017-10-02 - Grizzly bear attacks and injures man in British Columbia (Canada):
http://www.thefreepress.ca/news/cranbrook-man-fights-off-grizzly-attack/
http://www.sott.net/article/363516-Man-fights-off-grizzly-bear-attack-in-British-Columbia

2017-10-03 - Huge python attacks and injures man, epic battle ensues, man eventually kills python, in Riau Province (Indonesia):
http://www.nzherald.co.nz/world/news/article.cfm?c_id=2&objectid=11929647
http://www.yahoo.com/news/indonesian-man-kills-giant-23-104545095.html

Note: Wow, that thing was enormous - 7 meters, so just about 23 feet long!

2017-10-03 - Bear attacks and kills man in Kucheijor (India):
http://kalingatv.com/districtnews/man-killed-bear-attack-kalahandi-district/

2017-10-04 - Sun bear attacks and kills woman, seriously injures her husband, in Riau (Indonesia):
http://www.thesundaily.my/news/2017/10/04/sun-bear-attacks-couple-indonesia-killing-one
http://www.sott.net/article/363583-Sun-bear-kills-woman-and-seriously-injures-husband-in-Riau-Indonesia

2017-10-04 - Bear attacks and kills man in Odisha (India):
http://kalingatv.com/districtnews/man-killed-bear-attack-kalahandi-district/
http://www.sott.net/article/363672-Man-killed-by-bear-in-Odisha-India

2017-10-04 - Two pit bulls go on rampage, attack four people, in coastal Tampa (Florida):
http://www.tbo.com/news/tampa-police-shoot-at-pit-bull-after-four-people-bitten/2339883
http://www.tampabay.com/news/tampa-police-shoot-at-pit-bull-after-four-people-bitten/2339883
http://www.sott.net/article/363871-2-pit-bull-terriers-bite-4-people-in-Tampa-Florida

2017-10-05 - Swarm of bees attacks and injures 10 people in Thanh Chuong District (Vietnam):
http://vn.city/en/10-nguoi-nhap-vien-vi-bi-ong-tan-cong.html

2017-10-06 - Swarm of giant hornets attacks and kills woman in wheelchair in coastal Ozu (Japan):
http://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2017/10/06/national/elderly-wheelchair-user-dies-attack-swarm-hornets/#.WdnCymiPIuU

2017-10-06 - Feral dogs attack motorcycles and car in Muang District (Thailand), 2 killed:
http://www.bangkokpost.com/news/general/1337959/feral-dog-pack-hunted-following-attack-on-car
http://www.sott.net/article/363741-Feral-dog-pack-attacks-motorcycles-and-car-causing-2-deaths-in-Thailand

2017-10-09 - Family dog attacks and kills baby girl in coastal Siheung (South Korea):
http://www.koreaherald.com/view.php?ud=20171010000735
http://www.sott.net/article/364055-Family-dog-kills-1-year-old-baby-in-South-Korea

2017-10-11 - Shark attacks and lightly injures man at beach near Kekaha (Hawaii):
http://hisz.rsoe.hu/alertmap/database/index.php?pageid=event_desc&edis_id=BH-20171012-60176-USA
http://khon2.com/2017/10/11/kauai-man-bit-by-shark-near-kekaha/
http://www.hawaiinewsnow.com/story/36567072/surfer-i-looked-into-the-eyes-of-the-shark-that-bit-me-and-pleaded-please-god-let-me-live
http://www.sott.net/article/364275-Man-attacked-by-shark-near-Kekaha-Hawaii

2017-10-11 - Crocodile attacks and kills woman in coastal Port Douglas (Australia):
http://www.bbc.com/news/world-australia-41590621
http://www.sunherald.com/news/nation-world/article178615621.html
http://www.canberratimes.com.au/act-news/canberra-woman-feared-dead-after-suspected-crocodile-attack-in-port-douglas-20171013-gz09yj.html
http://www.cairnspost.com.au/news/cairns/major-search-continues-for-elderly-woman-missing-near-port-douglas/news-story/79787d15e5343140ba3b74f060a4e4d3

2017-10-11 - Two dogs attack and injure man in Middleton (Idaho):
http://www.idahostatesman.com/news/local/article178588411.html

2017-10-12 - Swarm of bees attacks and stings 32 students at school in Gaithersburg (Maryland):
http://wjla.com/news/local/30-students-stung-by-bees-at-md-high-school
http://patch.com/maryland/gaithersburg/bees-sting-32-people-quince-orchard-high-school
http://www.baltimoresun.com/news/maryland/education/k-12/bs-md-montgomery-county-bees-20171012-story.html
http://www.wbaltv.com/article/dozens-of-montgomery-county-school-students-stung-by-bees/12835739
http://www.mymcmedia.org/one-taken-to-hospital-after-bee-attack/

2017-10-12 - Three dogs attack and kill security guard in Shakaskraal (South Africa):
http://northcoastcourier.co.za/95467/rottweilers-kill-security-guard-2/
http://www.sott.net/article/364225-Three-rottweilers-kill-security-guard-in-South-Africa

2017-10-13 - Two pit bulls attack and injure 10-year-old boy in Aurora (Illinois):
http://chicago.cbslocal.com/2017/10/13/pit-bulls-attack-child-aurora/
http://abc7chicago.com/pets-animals/police-10-year-old-aurora-boy-mauled-by-dogs/2529631/

2017-10-13 - Great white shark attacks boat near Coffin Bay (Australia):
http://hisz.rsoe.hu/alertmap/database/index.php?pageid=event_desc&edis_id=BH-20171014-60201-AUS
http://www.9news.com.au/national/2017/10/14/19/00/south-australia-great-white-shark-fishermen-boat
http://www.mirror.co.uk/news/world-news/huge-15-foot-great-white-11336135
http://www.sott.net/article/364465-Huge-15ft-great-white-shark-filmed-attacking-fishing-boat-in-Coffin-Bay-South-Australia

Quote: "The shark was filmed nudging the fisherman’s seven-metre boat and chewing on the motors and attacking GPS equipment. The professional anglers say they’ve never encountered such an aggressive shark in their careers."

2017-10-14 - Elephants trample four refugees to death at camp in coastal Cox's Bazar (Bangladesh):
http://www.oneindia.com/international/wild-elephants-kill-four-rohingyas-at-balukhali-camp-in-bangladesh-2563380.html
http://www.thestar.com/news/world/2017/10/14/elephant-tramples-four-rohingya-refugees-to-death-in-bangladesh.html
http://www.theguardian.com/world/2017/oct/14/rohingya-refugees-in-bangladesh-trampled-to-death-by-wild-elephants

2017-10-15 - 28 people killed by animals everyday in India, 4,192 deaths over 5 months this year:
http://www.hindustantimes.com/india-news/28-indians-are-killed-by-animals-everyday-health-ministry-report/story-DJbEudOfnlKQ28bclH90RO.html
http://www.sott.net/article/364480-28-people-killed-by-animals-everyday-in-India-4192-deaths-over-5-months-this-year

2017-10-16 - Swarm of bees attacks man and boy near Peñitas (Texas):
http://valleycentral.com/news/local/bees-attack-man-and-9-year-old-boy-in-western-hidalgo-county

2017-10-16 - Crocodile kills three people in Zvimba (Zimbabwe):
http://www.zimeye.net/crocodile-attack-3-mugabe-village-men-killed-so-far-family-speaks/
http://www.sott.net/article/364657-Three-men-killed-in-crocodile-attacks-in-Zimbabwe

2017-10-17 - Cat attacking people in Langley (Canada):
http://www.surreynowleader.com/news/stray-tomcat-on-the-attack-in-langley/
http://www.northdeltareporter.com/news/stray-tomcat-on-the-attack-in-langley/

Quote: "A stray cat in Langley City has attacked an elderly woman, a kitten and a four-year-old girl..."

2017-10-17 - Stray dogs attack and kill 6-year-old boy in Elgeyo-Marakwet County (Kenya):
http://www.the-star.co.ke/news/2017/10/16/stray-dogs-kill-six-year-old-boy-in-uasin-gishu_c1653515
http://www.sott.net/article/364639-Pack-of-stray-dogs-kill-six-year-old-boy-in-Kenya

2017-10-18 - Crocodile attacks and injures man at Litchfield National Park (Australia):
http://hisz.rsoe.hu/alertmap/database/index.php?pageid=event_desc&edis_id=BH-20171019-60270-AUS

2017-10-20 - Coyote attacks and injures woman at Cedar Island Park in Apple Valley (Minnesota):
http://kstp.com/news/apple-valley-woman-bitten-by-coyote-while-jogging/4642142/

2017-10-20 - Swarm of bees attacks and kills man in coastal Weldaad (Guyana):
http://www.stabroeknews.com/2017/news/stories/10/21/bush-lot-man-dies-after-bee-attack/

2017-10-20 - Rampaging wild boars attack people in Heide (Germany):
http://www.dw.com/en/wild-boars-terrorize-northern-german-city-of-heide/a-41051858
http://www.sott.net/article/365000-Rampaging-wild-boars-attack-people-in-Heide-Germany

2017-10-21 - Two pit bulls attack and kill 7-year-old boy in Lowell (Massachusetts):
http://www.wcvb.com/article/7-year-old-killed-by-dogs-police-say/13065135
http://whdh.com/news/authorities-7-year-old-boy-attacked-killed-by-2-pit-bulls/
http://www.boston.com/news/local-news/2017/10/22/lowell-residents-in-shock-after-boy-dies-in-pit-bull-attack
http://www.pressherald.com/2017/10/22/authorities-7-year-old-boy-attacked-killed-by-2-pit-bulls/
http://www.sott.net/article/365080-Boy-killed-by-2-pit-bull-terriers-in-Lowell-Massachusetts

2017-10-22 - Great white shark knocks girl off kayak, attacks boat, near Normanville (Australia):
http://hisz.rsoe.hu/alertmap/database/index.php?pageid=event_desc&edis_id=BH-20171023-60321-AUS
http://www.abc.net.au/news/2017-10-23/teenage-kayaker-survives-attack-by-great-white-shark/9075278
http://www.9news.com.au/national/2017/10/22/16/43/teenager-knocked-off-kayak-by-shark-south-of-adelaide
http://www.adelaidenow.com.au/news/law-order/shark-knocks-teen-girl-off-kayak-at-normanville/news-story/e72b70df053cc807052c0289ff02c89b
http://www.sott.net/article/365088-Shark-knocks-teen-girl-off-kayak-near-Normanville-South-Australia

2017-10-22 - Shark attacks kayaker near Takapuna (New Zealand):
http://www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/news/article.cfm?c_id=1&objectid=11935680
http://www.newshub.co.nz/home/new-zealand/2017/10/lost-and-found-s-david-lomas-frightening-shark-encounter-off-takapuna.html
http://www.stuff.co.nz/national/98137163/nz-tv-presenter-david-lomas-fends-off-shark-with-paddle-near-takapuna-beach

2017-10-22 - Pit bull attacks and injures woman in Woodridge (Illinois):
http://chicago.suntimes.com/news/pit-bull-bite-in-woodridge-sends-woman-to-hospital/

2017-10-22 - Stray cat attacks and injures woman in Baraboo (Wisconsin):
http://www.wiscnews.com/baraboonewsrepublic/news/local/article_3eecb3f0-dfff-5236-843a-b714c29b8cdd.html

2017-10-23 - Spate of leopard attacks occurs near coastal Mumbai (India):
http://www.hindustantimes.com/mumbai-news/roads-deserted-doors-closed-a-mumbai-colony-that-sees-a-spate-of-leopard-attacks/story-Yc9L2LikIJuSvDaMgXZzdJ.html
http://www.sott.net/article/365291-Roads-deserted-doors-closed-Spate-of-leopard-attacks-near-Mumbai-India

2017-10-23 - Bear attacks and injures man and girl in Fagaras (Romania):
http://www.independent.ie/world-news/man-and-girl-injured-in-bear-attack-in-central-romania-36252204.html
http://www.sott.net/article/365172-Man-and-girl-injured-by-bear-in-central-Romania

2017-10-24 - Bear attacks and kills man in Mizoram (India):
http://www.business-standard.com/article/pti-stories/man-killed-in-bear-attack-117102500353_1.html
http://www.sott.net/article/365405-Man-killed-by-bear-in-Mizoram-India

2017-10-25 - Woman's own pit bull attacks and kills her in Canberra (Australia):
http://www.news.com.au/national/nsw-act/news/woman-dies-in-canberra-following-dog-attack/news-story/5e912bb6a709a868580a257f689f0576
http://www.sott.net/article/365354-Woman-killed-by-her-own-pit-bull-terrier-in-Canberra-Australia

2017-10-26 - Two stray dogs attacking people in coastal Gulfport (Mississippi):
http://www.wlox.com/story/36704297/gulfport-police-warn-residents-about-vicious-dogs

2017-10-26 - Coyote attacks and injures pet dog in Springfield (Illinois):
http://www.sj-r.com/news/20171027/springfield-area-dog-survives-vicious-coyote-attack

2017-10-27 - Dog attacks and injures toddler twice in Denver (Colorado):
http://www.thedenverchannel.com/news/local-news/2-year-old-mauled-by-dog-in-denver-twice

2017-10-28 - Shark attacks and lightly injures man at Birubi Beach (Australia):
http://www.abc.net.au/news/2017-10-28/shark-attack-closes-birubi-beach-nsw/9095942
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-5026033/Surfer-31-attacked-shark-Birubi-Beach.html
http://au.news.yahoo.com/a/37648786/surfer-injured-in-shark-attack-birubi-beach-near-port-stephens/
http://www.sott.net/article/365687-Surfer-attacked-by-shark-at-Port-Stephens-Australia

2017-10-30 - Dog attacks and kills woman in driveway near Hartman (Arkansas):
http://5newsonline.com/2017/10/31/johnson-county-woman-found-dead-in-driveway-after-apparent-animal-attack/

2017-10-31 - Deep sea cookiecutter shark attacks and injures boy in Alma Bay (Australia):
http://hisz.rsoe.hu/alertmap/database/index.php?pageid=event_desc&edis_id=BH-20171101-60429-AUS
http://www.townsvillebulletin.com.au/news/cookie-cutter-shark-attacks-boy-and-terrorises-other-swimmers-off-magnetic-island/news-story/bb578c7f199b28b35af32efabd1097f5
http://www.ntnews.com.au/news/national/cookie-cutter-shark-attacks-boy-and-terrorises-other-swimmers-off-magnetic-island/news-story/bb578c7f199b28b35af32efabd1097f5
http://www.sott.net/article/366152-Boy-left-with-bizarre-circular-bite-injury-after-being-attacked-by-rare-COOKIE-CUTTER-shark-in-Queensland-Australia
http://www.facebook.com/TheNTNews/posts/10154928436545598

Quote: "A rare cookie cutter shark is causing havoc in Alma Bay on Magnetic Island, seriously injuring a young boy and terrorising other swimmers. Jack Tolley, 7, lost a chunk of flesh, 73mm in diameter, from his calf after being bitten by the usually deep-sea dwelling creature. Jack's father David Tolley said the painful injury was a massive shock to the northeast Victorian family, including Jack's mum Amy and older brother Matthew, who were also in the water when the ­attack happened last Friday."