SAN RAFAEL, Calif. (KRON) -- San Rafael residents are reporting squirrel attacks around their Lucas Valley neighborhood. In recent days, a squirrel has ambushed and bitten people, residents said.

Squirrel attack victim Joan Heblack told KRON4, "I was just walking along, and suddenly, there’s a squirrel attached to my thigh. Just clomped down on my thigh. I look down and I was like 'What is that?' I said, 'Get off, get off.' I was trying to brush him off. He was just clinging more and biting."

Heblack finally managed to detach the squirrel from her leg and sought medical attention.

A few doors down from Heblack, another resident said her husband was attacked by a squirrel when he tried to stop it from biting into his wooden fence on Friday.

Marie Ayoob told KRON4, "It took a big chunk o

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