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Cas Overton was walking in a Richmond, Virginia botanical garden on Saturday afternoon when an enraged, rabid raccoon attacked her leg.
After unsuccessfully trying to shake it off, she grabbed it by the neck, then "threw it to the ground and I strangled it — with both hands."
Overton, who taught tai chi for 40 years and who is a Feldenkrais practitioner — a method for working with people who have physical concerns — said she believes it was that physical and mental training that enabled her to respond as she did. "I think that the presence of mind and the focusing on the moment was just with me to manage to do this," said Overton, who volunteers at the garden.
