Woman wakes up to bat trying to crawl into her mouth: 'I was screaming repeatedly'
A woman's terrifying encounter with a bat while sleeping has sparked widespread attention and concern.
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Source diversity sample: upi.com · WBFF · Patch · WCVB · WCIV · WLWT · WESH · The Independent.
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The story so far
A woman in the US woke up to find a bat trying to crawl into her mouth. The Independent was first to report the incident. The woman screamed repeatedly, according to later reporting from Patch, WCVB, WLWT, WESH and WCIV. The woman's account of the bat trying to get into her mouth was consistent across outlets. The bat's origin and the woman's condition are not yet specified.
The woman's reaction to the incident is the focus of the story. The woman's screams were described as repeated and intense. The woman's account of the bat trying to get into her mouth was consistent across outlets. The bat's origin and the woman's condition are not yet specified. The woman's account of the bat trying to get into her mouth was consistent across outlets.
The bat's origin and the woman's condition are not yet specified. The woman's reaction to the incident is the focus of the story. The woman's screams were described as repeated and intense.
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Who reported it (8)
- Virginia woman wakes to find bat on her mouth upi.com · 1d ago
- Woman wakes to find bat on her mouth: 'The bat is trying to get in my mouth' WBFF · 1d ago
- Sleeping Woman Wakes To Bat In Her Mouth: Weird News & Oddities Patch · 1d ago
- Woman wakes up to bat trying to crawl into her mouth: 'I was screaming repeatedly' WCVB · 1d ago
- Woman wakes to find bat on her mouth: 'The bat is trying to get in my mouth' WCIV · 2d ago
- Woman wakes up to bat trying to crawl into her mouth: 'I was screaming repeatedly' WLWT · 2d ago
- Woman wakes up to bat trying to crawl into her mouth: 'I was screaming repeatedly' WESH · 2d ago
- Bat crawls into woman’s mouth as she sleeps The Independent · 2d ago
The obvious questions
What happened to the woman?
A woman woke up to find a bat trying to crawl into her mouth.
What was the woman's reaction?
The woman screamed repeatedly.
What is the current status of the woman?
The woman's condition is not yet specified.
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