f ▁by ▁a ▁co y ote ▁on ▁the ▁three - acre ▁property ▁outside ▁his ▁home ▁in ▁S addle ▁River , ▁New ▁Jersey . ▁Ear lier , ▁the ▁co y ote ▁had ▁attacked ▁a ▁Lab r ador ▁Retrie ver ▁and ▁left ▁seven ▁dead ▁pu ps ▁in ▁the ▁area . ▁Initial ly , ▁the ▁man ▁sc ared ▁off ▁the ▁co y ote , ▁but ▁when ▁his ▁back ▁was ▁turned , ▁it ▁bit ▁him ▁from ▁behind . ▁Author ities ▁track ed ▁and ▁killed ▁the ▁animal , ▁which ▁tested ▁positive ▁for ▁ra b ies . ▁On ▁July ▁ 1 1 , ▁ 2 0 1 6 , ▁a ▁ra bid ▁urban ▁co y ote ▁bit ▁a ▁person ▁at ▁Le ita ▁Thompson ▁Memorial ▁Park ▁in ▁Ros well , ▁Georgia . ▁On ▁July ▁ 2 7 , ▁ 2 0 1 6 , ▁a ▁co y ote ▁bit ▁a ▁fifty - three - year - old ▁man ▁in ▁Manchester , ▁New ▁Jersey ' s ▁Pow ▁M ia ▁Memorial ▁Park . ▁The ▁man ▁was ▁taken ▁to ▁Ocean ▁Medical ▁Center ▁in ▁Br ick , ▁where ▁do ctors ▁st itch ed ▁up ▁his ▁w ounds . ▁ ▁On ▁August ▁ 7 , ▁ 2 0 1 6 , ▁a ▁woman ▁was ▁bit ten ▁by ▁a ▁co y ote ▁while ▁walking ▁her ▁dog ▁outside ▁the ▁Cow es ett ▁Hills ▁a partment ▁complex ▁in ▁War wick , ▁Rh ode ▁Island . ▁ ▁On ▁August ▁ 8 , ▁ 2 0 1 6 , ▁a ▁ra bid ▁co y ote ▁bit ▁a ▁man ▁who ▁was