A coyote ambushed the 2-year-old daughter of a California family outside their Los Angeles home on Friday, dragging her across the lawn before her father charged at the animal and scared her away.
The girl suffered non-life-threatening injuries and was treated in the emergency room, where she also received the rabies shot, the family said.
Shira Eliyahuo, the girl’s mother, told KTLA that her daughter suffered from scratches and bruises.
“She has a lot of scratches on her left leg and one is very deep,” her mother said.
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She added, “The coyote kind of dragged her, so her face is a little bruised too.”
The incident, which happened around 3.42pm on Friday, was recorded by the family’s Ring home monitoring system.
In the video, Ariel Eliyahuo can be seen removing his daughter from her car seat and placing her next to the vehicle as he turns to reach for something in the SUV.
Then the animal struck.
The coyote jumps on the girl and drags her several feet, across the driveway and onto the sidewalk. The girl is face down on the concrete.
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The father responds to the commotion, running after the daughter and securing her in his arms. He then throws what appears to be a water bottle at the coyote, causing it to run away.
After carrying the toddler into the house, the father comes out welding a piece of wood and appears to be searching and chasing the creature.
Mother Shira Eliyahuo and father Ariel say their daughter suffered scratches and was treated in the emergency room after being attacked by a coyote on December 2, 2022.
(Ariel Eliyahouo)
The whole incident is over in seconds.
The family had just returned from preschool, the parents said.
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Coyotes are prevalent in Los Angeles, although human attacks are not common.
Sarah Rumpf of Fox News and The Associated Press contributed to this report.
