b ello ▁m au led ▁a ▁hom eless ▁man ▁rum m aging ▁garbage ▁b ags ▁at ▁Grant ▁Re a ▁Park ▁an ▁hour ▁after ▁mid night . ▁ ▁On ▁July ▁ 9 , ▁ 2 0 1 8 , ▁a ▁male ▁security ▁guard ▁in ▁Es cond ido ▁was ▁on ▁pat rol ▁at ▁an ▁a partment ▁complex ▁when ▁a ▁co y ote ▁m au led ▁him . ▁His ▁bo ots ▁successfully ▁protected ▁him ▁from ▁being ▁sever ely ▁wounded ▁by ▁the ▁animal . ▁ ▁Non - Cal iforn ia ▁reports ▁of ▁attacks ▁on ▁adult s ▁Co y ote ▁attacks ▁on ▁adult s ▁in ▁other ▁states : ▁On ▁May ▁ 2 2 , ▁ 2 0 0 8 , ▁ 1 0 : 0 0 ▁am , ▁in ▁an ▁un pop ulated ▁area ▁of ▁Maine , ▁a ▁h unter ▁was ▁hunting ▁with ▁a ▁friend , ▁stay ing ▁hidden ▁and ▁using ▁a ▁tur key ▁call , ▁when ▁he ▁was ▁ ▁knock ed ▁down ▁and ▁bit ten ▁by ▁a ▁co y ote . ▁ ▁His ▁thick ▁hunting ▁cl othing ▁prevent ed ▁more ▁serious ▁injury , ▁but ▁suffered ▁several ▁small ▁pun ct ure ▁w ounds ▁and ▁to oth ▁scratch es , ▁and ▁one ▁of ▁his ▁teeth ▁was ▁dam aged ▁when ▁he ▁was ▁knock ed ▁down . ▁ ▁The ▁other ▁h unter ▁soon ▁arrived , ▁and ▁the ▁animal ▁fled . ▁ ▁After ▁the ▁attack , ▁the ▁victim ▁was ▁treated ▁at ▁the ▁hospital ▁for ▁his ▁w ounds ▁and ▁started ▁a ▁course ▁of ▁pre ca ution ary ▁ra b ies ▁treat ments .