Health department: Large group of children played with rabid bat outside Westminster apartment - The Denver Channel

— A large group of children played with an injured bat Tuesday that later tested positive for rabies, according to the Westminster Police Department.

Police said they were notified Thursday that the bat had tested positive after it was euthanized Tuesday and brought to the Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment (CDPHE) for testing.

On Tuesday around noon, the police department received a call about approximately 16 children playing with the injured bat outside the Hidden Lake Apartments, located near W.