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GRAPHIC IMAGES: Police K-9 recovering after being stuck with over 200 porcupine quills while chasing suspect

Oden was struck with over 200 quills from the porcupine inside his mouth and near his left eye.
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A police K-9 is recovering after getting stuck with over 200 porcupine quills while chasing down a wanted suspect, according to the Coos County Sheriff's Office in Oregon.

At approximately 6:04 p.m. on Saturday, a deputy spotted a well-known wanted subject with several felony warrants in the Barview area of the southern Oregon Coast.

The subject was identified as a 29-year-old Devin Wilson, who subsequently ran away from the deputy on foot.

K-9 Oden was called to the scene to try to apprehend Wilson when Oden encountered a porcupine in his path, deputies say. Oden was struck with over 200 quills from the porcupine inside his mouth and near his left eye.

Oden was rushed to a veterinary clinic where he was sedated and treated for over two hours. 

The suspect, pictured below, is still at large.

Credit: COOS COUNTY

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