Chester County woman recounts terrifying raccoon attack: 'He got me on my calf'

AVONDALE, PA. (WPVI) -- A warning for people living in Chester County following a terrifying raccoon attack.

A woman who encountered the animal is sharing her experience of the ordeal.

"He gets up on his legs and starts growling, and I'm like, 'What am I gonna do?' I'm not in an action movie or anything, so I just took off and ran and was almost in the door, and he got me on my calf," 66-year-old Dianne Collins told Action News.

Collins lives in Avondale and says on Friday, June 19, she was in her yard when the raccoon chased her and bit her leg.

Collins had to go to the hospital and get tetanus and rabies shots.

She's expected to be OK, but she wants to warn others in the area

"I have heard that other people have been attacked. I'm so scared to come outside. What should I do? I put boots on, and I have a walking stick that I'm holding like a lightsaber," said Collins.

The Chester County Health Department has put out a warning about the attack, but officials say it's not clear if the raccoon was rabid.