Inside the hunt for the biting beaver that wasn’t there
📍 The outcome
{ "epilogue": "A ten-year-old girl was attacked by a beaver at Seneca Creek State Park, prompting park closures and an investigation by the Department of Natural Resources. Reports noted multiple beaver attacks and confirmed two rabid beavers at the Maryland state park.
No further beavers were found in the park following the positive rabies tests." }
Epilogue added 15d ago, after coverage quieted.
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"Inside the hunt for the biting beaver that wasn’t there" developed substantial multi-source reporting across the Health sector, tracked across 12 distinct newsrooms by Newsylist.
Key reporting was led by wtop.com, Baltimore Sun, WBAL-TV and NBC4 Washington. Coverage velocity and cross-outlet momentum were measured using Newsylist open coverage telemetry.
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Who reported it (13)
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Inside the hunt for the biting beaver that wasn’t there The Baltimore Banner · 49d ago broke it first
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