The Cochise County Sheriff's Office said a man who was hiking in Ash Canyon, south of Sierra Vista, reported he was attacked by an animal on Sunday.
After hiking in the area, the man told authorities he returned to his vehicle and found a coatimundi on the hood of his vehicle. The man shouted and waved his arms at the animal in an attempt to get the coatimundi to leave.
The coatimundi then tore off a windshield wiper before jumping down and attacking the man, the hiker told authorities.
The man was able to get inside his vehicle, but not before the animal scratched and bit him. The man is receiving the rabies vaccine at a local hospital as a precaution, authorities said.
