Coyote bites child walking with mom in unprovoked attack, California police say
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A coyote bit a child Tuesday morning in Moraga, California, police say.
The child’s mother chased the coyote away about 8:30 a.m. near Campolindo Drive and Calle la Montana, KRON reported. The coyote was last seen running north on Calle La Montana.
The coyote attacked without warning, KPIX reported.
DNA tests show a rogue coyote that bit a grocery store worker in Lafayette in December also attacked a man in Moraga a few weeks earlier and bit a 2-year-old boy in Moraga in July, the San Francisco Chronicle reported.
It’s not yet known if Tuesday’s attack is related, KRON reported.
If you are approached or trailed by a coyote, be “as big and loud as possible,” advises CoyoteSmarts. The site also advises waving, clapping your hands and “shouting in an authoritative voice.”
This story was originally published February 16, 2021 at 1:17 PM with the headline "Coyote bites child walking with mom in unprovoked attack, California police say."