▁but ▁the ▁body ▁was ▁not ▁found , ▁so ▁the ▁girl ▁began ▁a ▁course ▁of ▁ra b ies ▁treat ments . ▁ ▁One ▁week ▁earlier , ▁a ▁co y ote ▁in ▁the ▁same ▁area ▁tried ▁to ▁attack ▁a ▁land sc aper , ▁who ▁successfully ▁f ended ▁the ▁animal ▁off , ▁sust aining ▁no ▁injury , ▁so ▁the ▁area ▁co y otes ▁had ▁not ▁been ▁h unted ▁or ▁tra pped . ▁▁ ▁On ▁October ▁ 1 2 , ▁ 2 0 1 1 , ▁in ▁S ag ina w , ▁Texas ▁the ▁Star - T ele gram ▁De anna ▁Bo yd ▁reported ▁that ▁a ▁ 3 - year - old ▁boy ▁was ▁about ▁to ▁get ▁into ▁the ▁car ▁Wed nes day ▁morning ▁for ▁his ▁daily ▁ride ▁to ▁day ▁care ▁and ▁sp illed ▁his ▁Che er ios . ▁His ▁mother ▁dashed ▁back ▁inside ▁the ▁house ▁to ▁ref ill ▁the ▁bow l ▁then ▁heard ▁a ▁sc ream ▁and ▁ran ▁back ▁outside ▁where ▁she ▁found ▁the ▁boy ▁lying ▁on ▁the ▁ground ▁confront ed ▁by ▁a ▁co y ote . ▁ ▁The ▁to dd ler , ▁Col ton , ▁said ▁he ▁had ▁seen ▁it ▁" coming ▁too ▁fast " ▁and ▁that ▁it ▁had ▁" k no ck ed ▁me ▁over ." ▁He ▁suffered ▁a ▁scratch ▁or ▁w elt ▁on ▁his ▁right ▁hand ▁that ▁did ▁not ▁break ▁the ▁skin . ▁The ▁co y ote ▁turned ▁its ▁attention ▁to ▁the ▁mother ▁and ▁then ▁the ▁father ▁who ▁came ▁out ▁of ▁the ▁house ▁and ▁shot ▁the ▁co y ote , ▁which ▁tested ▁negative