The four-year-old Washington girl was “tugged” by a coyote just inches from her home's main entrance on March 11, her father told local news.
The incident occurred amid a series of coyote encounters and attacks in a Bellevue neighborhood, urging state wildlife officials to kill two coyotes recently.
“I was just walking on the mat,” said Belve's Chanton. I said to Kiro, It mentions his doormat outside his home in the Factoria area.
He and his daughter were standing by the front door as the four-year-old reportedly opened the door and went outside.
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“she [was] At the time, with the intention of keeping a dog, in just a second, the Coyote bit her hand and tried to drag her down. “I told Kiro.
The Washington Fish and Wildlife Service pointed out in an update in a press release that said the child was bitten by a hand and was taken to a nearby hospital to treat “minor injuries.”
“Officers responded to the scene immediately and found two coyotes. Officers were able to fatally remove one at the scene, but the second coyote escaped. Officers are increasing the area's patrols to find the second animal,” the department said.
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Five coyote incidents in the same region as Washington state have been reported since March 7th.
The division fatally removed the second coyote on March 13th.
The incident involving a 4-year-old girl is one of five reported cases over the week.
Earlier on March 11, WDFW officials received a report on another incident involving contact with a coyote with a human who has not reported injuries in the Factoria area.
“Early that morning, the Coyotes went up to a group of kids waiting at the bus stop and tried to bite them, bite their clothes and get their backpacks,” WDFW said in a press release. “An adult on the scene intervened and the school bus arrived. The children left on the bus. Fish and wildlife officers and wildlife conflict staff responded to the scene.”
File – The Washington Fish and Wildlife Service has fatally removed two coyotes after a series of human encounters since March 7th.
On March 7th, a coyote picked up a child's backpack left on the sidewalk outside Tyee Middle School and ran to the nearby bushes.
At the beginning of March 7, a coyote bites a man in his open garage in the Factoria area. He was treated in the hospital for minor injuries.
On March 6th, a woman was sitting on the patio on her back as the coyote approached her from behind and bit her leg. While the coyotes continued to chase her, she was able to retreat inside a house in the Norwood Village area, where she was later treated for minor injuries.
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WDFW authorities believe the same coyotes were involved in each incident.
“Prevention is the best tool to minimize conflict with coyotes and other wildlife. Keep your cat inside, keep your dog, and avoid early morning or late night walks with your pet in areas where coyotes are known to be known,” WDFW said in a press release. “Don't leave small children alone where coyotes often see and hear. ”
