Posted on 05/05/2008 11:23:18 AM PDT by kingattax
CHINO HILLS, Calif. — A nanny pulled a 2-year-old girl from the jaws of a coyote when the animal attacked the toddler and tried to carry her away in its mouth, officials said.
The girl was playing Friday in a sandbox at Alterra Park in Chino Hills in San Bernardino County. Around 10:30 a.m., the caretaker heard screaming and saw a coyote trying to carry the child off in its mouth, officials said.
The babysitter grabbed the child and pulled her from the coyote's grasp, the sheriff's department said in a statement.
The coyote then ran off into nearby brush.
The child suffered wounds to her buttocks and was taken to Chino Valley Medical Center and was later released, director of nursing Anne Marie Robertson said. She was later transported to Loma Linda University Medical Center to receive the rabies vaccine.
San Bernardino County Animal Control and the State Department of Fish and Game were searching for the animal, Wiltshire said.
Miller said there was another attack in the area in October when a coyote bit a 3-year-old girl playing in a cul-de-sac. The girl needed treatment for puncture wounds to the head and thigh, Miller said.
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I hope the coyote wasn’t hurt /california
Those neat, black, mean lookin' spaceman rifles shoot pretty well, I'll say. Let's eliminate the problem.
Ah for the days when there was a bounty on coyote tails
If you’re 2 years old and are going to get grabbed by a coyote the buttocks is the best place.
...and global-warming (aka climate change).
I bet the Nanny was jibberjabbing on the cell phone while Wile E Coyote snuck up on the kid.
My thoughts exactly. Well, perhaps not to eloquently. :-)
But why on earth were the Nanny's eyes off the child long enough for the coyote to get that close?
where’ the large, talking sheepdog when you need him?
where’s the large, talking sheepdog when you need him?
I wonder if the nanny is an illegal immigrant. If so, march her to the courhouse and reward her with citizenship ASAP.
Where’s Lassie when you need her? Lassie would have chased off that coyote before the humans even knew what was happening!
Not trying to belittle this story, but it keeps getting more dramatic with every report. First story said the kid had a bite on the butt and the coyote ran away when the nanny screamed. The next story reported the coyote tried to drag the child away. Now this one claims the nanny had to rip the kid out of the coyote’s mouth. Next we’ll hear the nanny fought off a pack of wolves. Perhaps the news drones spicing up the story for ratings?
wait until they make a weekly TV series out of it
“The misunderstood coyote was displaying passion, not rage.” - Rosie O’Donnell
I used to deer hunt on Farmer’s land who only had one condition with regard to letting responsible hunters use his land. We had to agree that we would shoot any coyote we may see - even if it meant spooking any deer which may be around.
lol...thats very funny
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