Coyote Bites 3 People in Springfield, Virginia: Police

[mahatmakanejeeves]

VIRGINIA

Coyote Bites 3 People in Springfield, Virginia: Police

Lake Accotink Park is closed after the bites were reported

By Sophia Barnes • Published June 4, 2022 • Updated on June 4, 2022 at 2:04 pm

A coyote bit three people in a park in Springfield, Virginia, Fairfax County Police said Saturday.

Animal Protection Police Officers went to Lake Accotink Park to investigate the bite reports, police said.

Three adults have injuries that are not considered life-threatening, police said. ... The park has been closed.

Anyone who sees an abnormally aggressive coyote is asked to get away and call 911.

Stay with News4 for more on this developing story.

Source: https://boingboing.net/2019/01/21/read-the-fine-print-on-this-co.html

[Ocelot II]

1. Rabid, possibly - the bitees should run, not walk, to get rabies shots

which they probably have done by now.

[Bayard]

2. My thought as well

Coyotes try to avoid people, not walk up and bite them.

[Jilly_in_VA]

3. Either that, or

people mistook it for a dog. OR there is a third possibility, which is that it's a hybrid...coyotes have been breeding with feral/stray dogs for some years now. The offspring, or "coydogs", look mostly like coyotes and act like them too. especially if the mothers were coyotes.

[sl8]

4. Coyote killed:

https://www.fox5dc.com/news/suspected-rabid-coyote-killed-in-virginia-after-biting-4-people

Suspected rabid coyote killed in Virginia after biting 4 people
By FOX 5 DC Digital Team
Published June 4, 2022 3:08PM
Updated June 5, 2022 3:43PM