A bat that flew into a person's hair in a San Marcos neighborhood Monday has tested positive for rabies, authorities said.  The person was outside near the 1900 block of Gibraltar Drive when the incident happened,

SAN MARCOS, Texas - A bat found in a San Marcos neighborhood earlier this week has tested positive for rabies. On Oct. 15, Animal Protection officers received a report that someone had been exposed to a bat in a residential neighborhood.

A bat was collected and tested positive for rabies after it flew into a person’s hair in a residential San Marcos neighborhood Monday evening.

San Marcos confirms rabies have been found in a bat this week, which adds to the total that the Texas Hill Country has seen this year.