y ote ▁attacks ▁have ▁been ▁confirmed ▁by ▁exper ts : ▁ ▁On ▁August ▁ 2 6 , ▁ 1 9 8 1 , ▁an ▁urban ▁co y ote ▁gra bb ed ▁a ▁three - year - old ▁girl ▁named ▁Kelly ▁Ke en ▁in ▁the ▁drive way ▁of ▁her ▁mother ▁and ▁father ' s ▁home ▁in ▁Gl end ale , ▁California ▁and ▁drag ged ▁her ▁across ▁the ▁street . ▁ ▁Her ▁father ▁res cu ed ▁her ▁by ▁ch asing ▁the ▁animal ▁away ▁and ▁r ushed ▁her ▁to ▁Gl end ale ▁Advent ist ▁Medical ▁Center , ▁but ▁she ▁died ▁in ▁surg ery ▁due ▁to ▁blood ▁loss ▁and ▁a ▁broken ▁neck ▁because ▁of ▁the ▁incident . ▁On ▁October ▁ 2 7 , ▁ 2 0 0 9 , ▁two ▁eastern ▁co y otes ▁m au led ▁a ▁nin ete en - year - old ▁singer - song writer ▁named ▁Taylor ▁Mitchell ▁at ▁Cape ▁Bre ton ▁High lands ▁National ▁Park ▁in ▁Nova ▁Scot ia . ▁She ▁was ▁on ▁a ▁break ▁from ▁her ▁concert ▁tour ▁when ▁they ▁st alk ed ▁and ▁ch ased ▁her ▁down ▁on ▁the ▁Sky line ▁Tra il . ▁An ▁air ▁amb ul ance ▁air l ift ed ▁Taylor ▁to ▁Queen ▁Elizabeth ▁II ▁Health ▁Sciences ▁Centre , ▁but ▁she ▁died ▁after ▁mid night ▁from ▁severe ▁inj uries ▁and ▁blood ▁loss ▁that ▁were ▁sust ained ▁during ▁the ▁assault . ▁ ▁Non - f atal ▁attacks ▁ ▁On ▁children ▁ ▁While ▁their ▁bush y ▁hair ▁can ▁make ▁them ▁look ▁quite ▁large , ▁co y otes ▁rarely ▁we