Northeast Portland Child Attacked By Coyote In Backyard – KXL

A calm evening for a Northeast Portland family was interrupted by a coyote attacking a young child.

The incident occurred last Thursday, when around 6:15pm, a coyote entered the backyard of an Alameda neighborhood home and started to engage with children who lived there. It grabbed a nine-year-old by the foot, but the child was able to get away because of the socks they were wearing.

Luckily, the children’s father was on the front porch and heard everything, prompting him to dash to the back of the house and scare the coyote off. The nine-year-old was taken to a local hospital, where they were treated for minor injuries.

The Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife says to never approach a coyote and instead engage in scare tactics, just as the dad did. There has been an investigation underway.