▁enc oun ters ▁with ▁co y otes ▁for ▁some ▁time ▁in ▁the ▁area , ▁known ▁as ▁B ould er ▁Creek ▁Path , ▁including ▁attacks ▁on ▁adult s , ▁so ▁they ▁had ▁instit uted ▁and ▁just ▁completed ▁a ▁four - week ▁" h az ing ▁program " ▁to ▁inst ill ▁fear ▁of ▁humans ▁into ▁the ▁animals . ▁ ▁After ▁the ▁incident , ▁officials ▁h unted ▁down ▁and ▁killed ▁two ▁co y otes ▁believed ▁to ▁be ▁the ▁same ▁ones ▁that ▁had ▁bit ten ▁the ▁boy . ▁On ▁May ▁ 1 6 , ▁ 2 0 1 3 , ▁between ▁six ▁and ▁seven ▁PM , ▁a ▁two - year - old ▁girl ▁in ▁Go ose ▁G oss age ▁Park , ▁Colorado ▁Spr ings , ▁Colorado , ▁was ▁playing ▁on ▁the ▁slide ▁with ▁her ▁mother ▁and ▁her ▁brother . ▁ ▁She ▁came ▁down ▁the ▁slide , ▁her ▁mother ▁caught ▁her , ▁and ▁set ▁her ▁aside , ▁and ▁just ▁in ▁the ▁brief ▁moment ▁when ▁her ▁mom ▁turned ▁to ▁catch ▁her ▁brother , ▁a ▁co y ote ▁bit ▁the ▁girl ▁by ▁the ▁head ▁and ▁ran ▁away . ▁ ▁Do ctors ▁used ▁st itch es ▁to ▁close ▁a ▁large ▁g ash ▁just ▁over ▁her ▁right ▁eye , ▁and ▁st ap les ▁to ▁close ▁the ▁g ash es ▁on ▁the ▁back ▁of ▁her ▁head . ▁▁ ▁The ▁animal ▁was ▁not ▁caught , ▁so ▁she ▁began ▁a ▁course ▁of ▁ra b ies ▁treat ments . ▁In ▁the ▁after math ▁of ▁this ▁and ▁the ▁second ▁attack , ▁below , ▁authorities ▁conducted ▁a ▁large