11-year-old boy dies in Canada after bat exposure reportedly leads to rabies

Multiple outlets report that an 11-year-old boy in Canada dies after waking with a bat on his face while he slept. PerthNow and The West Australian both describe the incident as the boy finding the bat on his nose and mouth during the night. The reports state that the bat exposure leads to rabies, a fatal viral infection if not prevented with timely post-exposure treatment. Both accounts characterize the event as unusual and distressing, focusing on how the boy discovered the animal while still in bed rather than through an apparent bite or scratch. The sources do not provide additional details about the specific location, the timing of medical care, or how the diagnosis was confirmed, beyond linking the death to rabies following the bat encounter.