Attacks on Humans

Singer killed by Coyotes-mauled! , see story #3 below





Report #1
I also remember a coyote attack on a toddler taking place when I lived in Los Alamos. Many of the houses there border on mountainous, wooded open space. Even in the center of town, it was not uncommon to spot coyotes, but the houses near the mountains had coyotes as familiar neighbors. Apparently the coyote in question came into the backyard of this particular house and attacked the toddler who was playing in the fenced yard unattended. There was speculation that the coyote intended to eat the child, as most of his injuries were in the abdominal area. Our friend, who was a nurse in the town's hospital at the time, said the child's injuries were pretty gruesome and that he lost part of his intestines.-Jason, Los Alamos, New Mexico

report #2
My husband and I went coyote hunting several years ago near the mountains in Walden, Colorado. We were sitting on a hillside about 100 yards up the slope and began calling coyotes in to us with a rabbit call. It was about half an hour later that we saw our first coyote about 700-800 yards away. We continued to call with the rabbit call and the eeriest thing happened. From every hillside around us, we began to see coyotes moving in our direction. We counted over 15 coyotes approaching us from about 4 directions. The scary thing was instead of feeling like we were the hunters, we began to feel like we were the ones being hunted. It was the most amazing and eerie I have ever seen in the wild.-Rachel, hunter, Longmont, CO

Report #3-Fatal Attack
Toronto singer killed by Coyotes:
http://www.thestar.com/news/canada/article/717207--toronto-singer-killed-by-coyotes?bn=1
Taylor Mitchell, a 19-year-old Toronto singer whose debut album was released in March, has died in a Nova Scotia hospital after being mauled by coyotes in a Cape Breton park.
Mitchell was hiking Tuesday on the Skyline Trail in Cape Breton Highlands National Park when she was attacked by two coyotes. Another hiker, who was walking nearby, heard her cries for help and called 911.
Officers arrived about 3:15 p.m., and one of the coyotes fled into the bush. The other coyote was shot and limped away.
Mitchell was airlifted to a hospital in Halifax, where she died early Wednesday.

Other recorded Attacks on people: http://varmintal.com/attac.htm