A three-year-old girl was attacked by a coyote Tuesday night near the Westfield UTC mall in La Jolla, prompting an active investigation by state wildlife authorities and renewed concerns about human-wildlife encounters in one of San Diego’s busiest commercial districts.
San Diego Police said the attack occurred around 9:06pm near PF Chang’s at 4500 La Jolla Village Drive, directly across from the mall’s main parking lot and steps from the popular restaurant cluster that includes Sweetgreen and The Amalfi Llama. Witnesses told officers that a coyote approached the family before one of the animal bit the child on the arm and hip.
The girl was taken to a local hospital for treatment. Her condition has not yet been released…