Greensboro police said out of the attacks over the weekend, four people were bitten.
Parks and Recreation officials said they suspect the animal is probably sick and want to prevent people from encountering the wild animal. They were all in the general vicinity of the Lake Brandt Marina, but within different sections about a mile radius where we were seeing those particular incidents, said Jennifer Hance of Greensboro Parks and Recreation.
Guilford County Animal Control workers placed humane traps along the trails to help catch the wild animal.
Greensboro Parks and Recreation urged residents to use open mountain bike trails at Country Park, Reedy Fork, Blue Heron, Kingfisher, or Rich Fork until the wild animal is removed from the park.
A Greensboro man is recovering after an intense encounter with a wild animal on Saturday.Â
His experience is one of at least three separate animal attacks documented near Lake Brandt over the weekend.Â
About 2 p.m. on Saturday, Scott Durham was nearing the end of the Nat Greene Trail at Lake Brandt Marina when he spotted what he says was either a fox or a small coyote. He was about 100 yards from the marina â so close he could hear people talking in the parking lot.Â
Durham, who was alone, said the animal was gray and weighed around 35 or 40 pounds. It was on the trail about 20 yards in front of me, walking toward me, Durham said. It wasn t showing any signs of aggression. The fur on the back wasn t sticking up. It wasn t baring any teeth. It was walking normally.
A Greensboro man is recovering after an intense encounter with a wild animal on Saturday.Â
His experience is one of at least three separate animal attacks documented near Lake Brandt over the weekend.Â
About 2 p.m. on Saturday, Scott Durham was nearing the end of the Nat Greene Trail at Lake Brandt Marina when he spotted what he says was either a fox or a small coyote. He was about 100 yards from the marina â so close he could hear people talking in the parking lot.Â
Durham, who was alone, said the animal was gray and weighed around 35 or 40 pounds. It was on the trail about 20 yards in front of me, walking toward me, Durham said. It wasn t showing any signs of aggression. The fur on the back wasn t sticking up. It wasn t baring any teeth. It was walking normally.
Possible coyote attacks shut down trails near North Carolina lake, officials say Simone Jasper, The News & Observer (Raleigh, N.C.)
Mar. 8 Derik Broach was on a North Carolina trail Saturday when he said a coyote ran toward him. It was not defending itself, it was attacking, and that s what s very scary, Broach told WFMY.
Broach, who said he used pepper spray and his mountain bike to ward off the coyote, wasn t hurt, the TV station reported. But it wasn t the only recent animal encounter near Lake Brandt in Greensboro.
At least three people were injured in possible coyote attacks in the same area over the weekend, according to Guilford County Animal Services.