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SoCal girl, 14, reveals horrific injuries after rattlesnake nearly killed her: ‘My hearing went out’

Nypost · · 320 words · By Daniel Farr
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“A 14-year-old girl was rushed to the hospital after being bitten by a rattlesnake while mountain biking on the Wendy Trail in Newbury Park.”
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Wikipedia entries about Newbury Park and Conejo Recreation and Park District do not mention the Wendy Trail or a rattlesnake bite incident. No cross-references or web search results confirm the claim.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Conejo Recreation and Park District (CRPD) is the park management agency for most of the parks in the Conejo Valley, California. Established in 1962, CRPD later established Conejo Open Space Conservat…
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Newbury Park is a populated place in Ventura County, California, United States. Most of it lies within the western Thousand Oaks city limits, while unincorporated areas include Casa Conejo and Ventu …
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Pepper Tree Playfield is a 21.7-acre community park located in western Newbury Park, California. It is located at the corner of Reino and Old Conejo Roads, and was acquired by the Conejo Recreation & …
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“The bite happened around 5:30 p.m. in late March during an afternoon ride with a friend.”
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The Ides of March () is the day on the Roman calendar marked as the Idus, roughly the midpoint of a month, of Martius, corresponding to 15 March on the Gregorian calendar. It was marked by several maj…
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — March is the third month of the year in both the Julian and Gregorian calendars. Its length is 31 days. In the Northern Hemisphere, the meteorological beginning of spring occurs on the first day of Ma…
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The March man refer to: Bataan Death March in the Philippines during World War II March on Washington for Jobs and Freedom, a 1963 civil rights event Salt March, when Gandhi in 1930 walked to protest…
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“Bailey Vanden Bossche and her friend initially thought she had broken her ankle because the wound was small and only a single puncture was visible.”
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“My face started tingling and then my hearing went out and my body just did not feel good.”
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No evidence was found from any sources to confirm or refute Bailey Vanden Bossche's description of her symptoms.
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“By the time her father arrived, she could not move and her face had become distorted.”
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No evidence was found from any sources to confirm or refute the description of Bailey's condition when her father arrived.
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“Firefighters hiked in to rescue her and she was taken to a nearby hospital for anti-venom treatment.”
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“She is now recovering at home on crutches and her foot remains swollen.”
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“Bailey’s bite comes amid a surge of rattlesnake encounters across Southern California.”
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No evidence was found from any sources to confirm or refute the claim about increased rattlesnake encounters in Southern California.
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“A 46-year-old woman died after being bitten in Wildwood Regional Park in Thousand Oaks, also in Ventura County.”
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No evidence was found from any sources to confirm or refute the incident involving the 46-year-old man in Newbury Park.
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“In Orange County, a 25-year-old man died following a bite while mountain biking at Quail Hill Trailhead near Irvine earlier this year.”
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No evidence was found from any sources to confirm or refute the incident involving the 36-year-old man in London.
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“Experts say the spike in bites is linked to unusually warm early-season temperatures that have made snakes more active than normal.”
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“Authorities are warning hikers, bikers and outdoor enthusiasts to stay alert, wear proper footwear and know the correct steps if bitten.”
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“Rattlesnakes typically avoid humans and are generally timid, but they will strike defensively if they are startled or perceive a direct threat.”
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“Despite the general risk of venomous snakebites, which number approximately 7,000 to 8,000 yearly in the United States, bites resulting in death are extremely uncommon, with only about five or six fatalities reported each year.”
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