icy cle ▁to ▁defend ▁himself ▁and ▁to ▁attack ▁the ▁co y ote , ▁which ▁launched ▁approximately ▁eight ▁or ▁nine ▁b ite ▁attempts , ▁including ▁open - mouth ed ▁le aps ▁at ▁his ▁face . ▁ ▁At ▁one ▁moment ▁he ▁had ▁to ▁hold ▁the ▁b icy cle ▁and ▁co y ote ▁off ▁the ▁ground ▁with ▁the ▁co y ote . ▁ ▁He ▁finally ▁sl ammed ▁the ▁b icy cle ▁on ▁the ▁p aw ▁and ▁the ▁co y ote ▁ran ▁off . ▁ ▁Before ▁the ▁attack , ▁the ▁man ▁was ▁already ▁tired ▁from ▁r iding ▁on ▁the ▁trail . ▁ ▁After ▁the ▁attack , ▁he ▁was ▁so ▁tired ▁that ▁he ▁wouldn ' t ▁have ▁been ▁able ▁to ▁fight ▁much ▁longer , ▁and ▁had ▁difficulty ▁fle eing ▁due ▁to ▁exhaust ion , ▁co y ote - m ang led ▁b icy cle ▁t ires , ▁and ▁fear ▁not ▁letting ▁him ▁rest . ▁ ▁He ▁was ▁not ▁bit ten , ▁but ▁began ▁pre ca ution ary ▁treatment ▁for ▁ra b ies ▁because ▁of ▁the ▁co y ote ' s ▁sal iva ▁on ▁his ▁skin . ▁Later ▁that ▁day , ▁another ▁park ▁visitor ▁had ▁been ▁approached ▁by ▁the ▁co y ote , ▁and ▁another ▁cycl ist ▁was ▁bit ten ▁on ▁the ▁leg . ▁ ▁The ▁next ▁day , ▁they ▁co y ote ▁was ▁killed ▁in ▁a ▁fight ▁with ▁a ▁h unter , ▁who ▁was ▁bit ten . ▁On ▁Sunday , ▁October ▁ 5 , ▁ 2 0 1 4 , ▁at ▁ 1 2 : 5 5 PM