A father sprang into action when he realized a coyote had bitten his child’s foot.
What’s happening?
According to The Oregonian, two children, 3 and 9, were playing in their backyard in Portland, Oregon, in October. A coyote approached the 9-year-old and bit their foot, but the 3-year-old child wasn’t harmed physically.
The Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife stated in a press release that the 9-year-old was only wearing socks. Because of this, they shook their foot free from the coyote and got away.
When the coyote started chasing the 9-year-old, their father started yelling from the front porch. The coyote ran away, and the child went to a local hospital to be treated for minor injuries…