▁have ▁involved ▁the ▁same ▁adult ▁male ▁co y ote , ▁who ▁was ▁le th ally ▁removed ▁after ▁the ▁last ▁attack . ▁ ▁On ▁August ▁ 2 4 , ▁ 2 0 1 1 , ▁before ▁no on , ▁a ▁two - year - old ▁We ym outh , ▁Massachusetts ▁girl ▁was ▁walking ▁next ▁to ▁her ▁st roller ▁with ▁her ▁grand m other ▁when ▁a ▁co y ote ▁lung ed ▁out ▁of ▁some ▁h ed ges ▁along ▁the ▁side walk ▁in ▁a ▁sub urban ▁resident ial ▁area . ▁ ▁The ▁animal ▁attacked ▁from ▁behind , ▁knock ed ▁the ▁child ▁down , ▁and ▁bit ▁her ▁on ▁the ▁back ▁of ▁her ▁head , ▁leaving ▁a ▁somewhat ▁large ▁w ound . ▁ ▁The ▁grand m other ▁was ▁having ▁trouble ▁saving ▁her ▁from ▁the ▁co y ote , ▁when ▁a ▁neighbor ▁came ▁out ▁of ▁a ▁nearby ▁house ▁and ▁got ▁the ▁pair ▁into ▁the ▁house , ▁shut ting ▁the ▁co y ote ▁outside , ▁where ▁it ▁stayed , ▁listening , ▁while ▁the ▁home owner ▁dia led ▁ 9 1 1 . ▁The ▁girl ▁was ▁taken ▁to ▁the ▁hospital ▁to ▁have ▁her ▁scal p ▁st itch ed . ▁ ▁The ▁authorities ▁h unted ▁the ▁co y ote ▁but ▁finding ▁nothing , ▁called ▁off ▁the ▁h unt , ▁but ▁later ▁that ▁night ▁police ▁were ▁called ▁back ▁to ▁the ▁area ▁by ▁calls ▁that ▁the ▁co y ote ▁had ▁returned . ▁ ▁They ▁shot ▁the ▁animal , ▁and ▁although ▁it ▁escaped , ▁it ▁was ▁pres umed ▁to ▁have ▁been ▁fat ally ▁wounded ,