▁for ▁ra b ies . ▁▁ ▁On ▁June ▁ 2 2 , ▁ 2 0 1 2 , ▁at ▁Ne h alem ▁Bay ▁State ▁Park ▁on ▁the ▁coast ▁of ▁Oregon , ▁a ▁co y ote ▁attacked ▁a ▁ 5 - year - old ▁girl ▁who ▁was ▁following ▁her ▁family ▁back ▁from ▁the ▁beach ▁on ▁a ▁sand ▁path ▁through ▁beach gr ass . ▁ ▁The ▁co y ote ▁first ▁gra bb ed ▁a ▁stick ▁which ▁the ▁girl ▁had ▁been ▁trailing ▁behind ▁her , ▁then ▁" lung ed ▁at " ▁the ▁sc ream ing ▁child , ▁ni pping ▁at ▁her ▁rib c age ▁and ▁feet ▁and ▁breaking ▁the ▁skin ▁on ▁her ▁back , ▁before ▁cutting ▁off ▁the ▁attack ▁to ▁confront ▁her ▁father , ▁who ▁succeeded ▁in ▁driving ▁the ▁determined ▁co y ote ▁off . ▁ ▁The ▁co y ote ▁was ▁not ▁caught , ▁so ▁the ▁child ▁began ▁pre ca ution ary ▁treat ments ▁for ▁ra b ies . ▁ ▁In ▁the ▁evening ▁of ▁March ▁ 1 2 , ▁ 2 0 1 3 , ▁two ▁young ▁boys ▁in ▁B ould er , ▁Colorado ▁were ▁playing ▁near ▁a ▁cre ek ▁some ▁distance ▁away ▁from ▁their ▁father , ▁when ▁they ▁were ▁surrounded ▁by ▁two ▁co y otes . ▁ ▁The ▁boy ▁who ▁did ▁not ▁run ▁was ▁not ▁bit ten , ▁but ▁the ▁five - year - old ▁who ▁ran ▁toward ▁his ▁father ▁was ▁bit ten ▁on ▁the ▁leg ▁before ▁being ▁saved ▁by ▁his ▁father . ▁ ▁Before ▁this ▁incident , ▁the ▁city ▁had ▁been ▁having ▁problem atic