▁and ▁ 2 0 0 3 ▁reported ▁by ▁T imm , ▁et ▁al . ▁resulted ▁in ▁injury . ▁ ▁In ▁some , ▁bit ten ▁articles ▁of ▁cl othing ▁or ▁back pack s ▁show ▁that ▁injury ▁was ▁narrow ly ▁avoided . ▁ ▁In ▁others , ▁the ▁attack ▁was ▁immediately ▁broken ▁off ▁by ▁the ▁co y ote ▁once ▁it ▁could ▁make ▁off ▁with ▁an ▁item ▁the ▁un in j ured ▁victim ▁was ▁carrying . ▁ ▁While ▁several ▁vict ims ▁were ▁h ik ing , ▁working , ▁or ▁jog ging ▁in ▁un pop ulated ▁areas , ▁many ▁occurred ▁at ▁the ▁victim ' s ▁own ▁home . ▁ ▁Many ▁appear ▁to ▁have ▁been ▁" test ▁bit es " ▁on ▁people ▁who ▁seemed ▁in cap ac itated , ▁but ▁as ▁soon ▁as ▁the ▁victim ▁react ed , ▁the ▁attack ▁was ▁abandoned . ▁A ▁selection ▁of ▁these ▁attacks ▁are ▁listed ▁below . ▁ ▁Some ▁add ▁context ▁to ▁one ▁or ▁more ▁of ▁the ▁attacks ▁on ▁children ▁listed ▁above . ▁▁ ▁Many ▁began ▁as ▁attacks ▁on ▁a ▁person ' s ▁pet , ▁prov oking ▁sequ ential ▁counter - att acks . ▁ ▁Other ▁co y ote ▁attacks ▁on ▁adult s ▁in ▁California : ▁▁ ▁On ▁August ▁ 6 , ▁ 2 0 1 6 , ▁an ▁urban ▁co y ote ▁m au led ▁a ▁man ▁who ▁was ▁m ending ▁on ▁his ▁car ▁at ▁Grant ▁Re a ▁Park ▁in ▁Monte b ello . ▁▁ ▁On ▁August ▁ 7 , ▁ 2 0 1 6 , ▁an ▁urban ▁co y ote ▁in ▁Monte