India, Aug. 1 -- A Massachusetts woman was forced to pay over $20,000 in medical bills after a bat flew into her mouth. The bizarre incident occurred when Erica Kahn, 33, was on a trip to Arizona, where she was taking photos of the night sky. She is now facing difficulties in managing her finances after undergoing preventive rabies treatment.

Narrating her ordeal to KFF Health News, Erica stated that the bizarre incident took place in August last year while she was doing photography in Arizona.

At first, she witnessed the bat as it was caught between her head and the camera. She got scared and started screaming. It was at this moment that the bat partially ended up in her mouth.

While the incident lasted only a few seconds, Erica's fat...