Posted: Jun 28, 2021 7:27 PM MT | Last Updated: June 29
A string of attacks by unusually aggressive coyotes, like this one shown in a file photo, has spurred the city of Calgary to plan to euthanize a second coyote in the northwest part of the city. (Submitted by Albert Lee)
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At least three women were bitten by a coyote within minutes of each other in the Tuscany area Saturday night, says one of the victims.
Pria Overy said she was celebrating her high school graduation with two friends, drinking Slurpees in a field in the northwest neighbourhood around 8 p.m. when they noticed what they thought was a dog approaching them.
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“There were people around us walking their dogs, so we thought it was another dog,” said Overy, 18.
Posted: Jun 27, 2021 6:32 PM MT | Last Updated: June 28
Pria Overy was lying in a northwest Calgary park on Saturday evening when a coyote, similar to the one pictured here, bit her on the thigh.(Helen Pike/CBC, Submitted by D.L Draper)