Articles labeled: toddler attacked by coyote

This is the second recent coyote attack in the area which brings up concerns about the coyote population in the San Bernardino, CA area and why they are becoming so bold…

A nanny pulled a two-year-old girl from the jaws of a coyote when the animal attacked the toddler and tried to carry her away in its mouth.

The girl was playing in a sandbox at Alterra Park in Chino Hills in San Bernardino County, California. 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.