▁was ▁sleep ing ▁on ▁the ▁beach ▁when ▁bit ten ▁by ▁a ▁co y ote . ▁ ▁Police ▁Chief ▁Scott ▁B urr ough s ▁said ▁pre ca ution ary ▁ra b ies ▁v acc in ations ▁were ▁received . ▁ ▁In ▁March ▁ 2 0 1 2 , ▁a ▁co y ote ▁bit ▁two ▁women ▁and ▁a ▁man ▁in ▁Pe oria , ▁Arizona . ▁ ▁In ▁December ▁ 2 0 1 2 , ▁in ▁Kent , ▁Washington , ▁a ▁man ▁spent ▁the ▁night ▁in ▁the ▁hospital ▁after ▁being ▁attacked ▁by ▁a ▁pack ▁of ▁co y otes ▁in ▁his ▁own ▁back yard . ▁On ▁Wed nes day , ▁December ▁ 1 2 , ▁ 2 0 1 2 , ▁at ▁about ▁ 2 : 0 0 AM , ▁in ▁W alth am , ▁Massachusetts , ▁on ▁the ▁campus ▁of ▁Bran de is ▁University , ▁an ▁animal , ▁thought ▁to ▁be ▁a ▁co y ote , ▁attacked ▁a ▁student ▁walking ▁back ▁to ▁her ▁d orm . ▁ ▁The ▁animal ▁appeared ▁from ▁dense ▁cover ▁and ▁in ▁a ▁very ▁dark ▁location , ▁and ▁quickly ▁disappeared , ▁so ▁the ▁victim ▁did ▁not ▁get ▁a ▁good ▁look . ▁ ▁Multiple ▁residents ▁had ▁sight ed ▁a ▁pack ▁of ▁co y otes ▁in ▁the ▁area . ▁ ▁The ▁woman ▁was ▁treated ▁for ▁a ▁to oth ▁or ▁cla w ▁w ound . ▁ ▁On ▁the ▁evening ▁of ▁October ▁ 8 , ▁ 2 0 1 2 , ▁a ▁security ▁guard ▁was ▁man ning ▁a ▁bo oth ▁at ▁the ▁B ingham ▁C any on