Fresno resident Leah Seneng was reportedly killed by a rabies infection that she likely caught from a bat that had wandered into her classroom.

Leah Seneng, a 60-year-old California teacher, died from rabies after she was bitten last month by a bat that she found in her classroom.

A California school teacher has died after being bitten by a rabid bat in the middle school classroom where she taught art. The Fresno Bee reports that the victim has been identified as Leah Seneng, 60, an artist and art teacher at Bryant Middle School in Dos Palos. A GoFundMe has been organized to help pay for funeral and other expenses.

A central California middle school teacher died after contracting rabies from a suspected bat bite, local health officials said. The victim’s death was reported last Tuesday. The Fresno County

A California teacher has reportedly died of rabies after she was bitten by a bat she found in her classroom. Fresno County has confirmed one of its residents passed away from the disease after a suspected bat bite, but declined to identify the victim.

A rabies exposure in Merced County has now been confirmed as fatal. Last week, the county’s department of public health reported a Fresno County resident had been exposed to the deadly virus in a possible bat bite and was being treated at a hospital. Fresno County’s Department of Public Health on Tuesday confirmed that the person has died.

Seneng had tried to save a bat she found lying in her classroom at Bryant Middle School in Dos Palos last month.

Health officials are warning Californians of the dangers associated with handling wild animals after a Central Valley art teacher was bitten by a bat inside her classroom and later died of rabies. The woman died late last week,