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Washington girl, 4, ‘dragged’ by coyote just inches from door amid string of alarming encounters: report
A 4-year-old Washington girl was “dragged” by a coyote just inches from the front door of her home on March 11, her father told local news.
The incident comes amid a string of coyote encounters and attacks in a Bellevue neighborhood, prompting state wildlife officials to lethally remove two coyotes in recent days.
“It was just walking on the mat,” Chang Tong of Bellvue told KIRO, referring to his doormat outside his home in the Factoria neighborhood.
He and his daughter were inside, standing by the front door, when the 4-year-old reportedly pushed the door open and stepped outside.
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“She [was] about to pet on the dog at that time, and with just one second, the coyote just bit her hand and tried to drag her,” Tong told KIRO. “She was dragged to the ground.”
The Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife noted in a March 12 update to a press release about the recent coyote incidents that the child was bitten on the hand and taken to a nearby hospital to be treated for “minor injuries.”
“Officers quickly responded to the scene and located two coyotes. Officers were able to lethally remove one at the scene, however, the second ran away. Officers are increasing patrols in the area to locate the second animal,” the Department said.
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Five coyote incidents in the same area of Washington state have been reported since March 7.
The department fatally removed a second coyote on March 13.
The incident involving the 4-year-old girl is one of five reported over a week.
Earlier on March 11, WDFW officers received a report about another incident involving contact between a human and a coyote with no reported injuries in the Factoria neighborhood.
“Earlier that morning a coyote went up to a group of children waiting at a bus stop and made attempts to bite them, ripping some clothing and attempting to take a backpack,” WDFW said in a press release. “Adults at the scene intervened and the school bus arrived; the children left on the bus. Fish and Wildlife Officers and Wildlife Conflict staff responded to the scene.”
FILE – The Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife has lethally removed two coyotes after a string of human encounters since March 7.
On March 7, a coyote picked up a child’s backpack left on a sidewalk outside Tyee Middle School and ran with it into nearby bushes.
Earlier on March 7, a coyote bit a man in his open garage in the Factoria neighborhood. He was treated at a hospital for minor injuries.
On March 6, a woman was sitting on her back patio when a coyote approached her from behind and bit her on the leg. She was able to retreat inside her home in the Norwood Village neighborhood while the coyote continued to pursue her, and she was later treated for minor injuries.
WDFW authorities believe the same coyotes were involved in each incident.
“Prevention is the best tool for minimizing conflicts with coyotes and other wildlife. Keep cats inside, keep dogs leashed, and avoid early morning and late evening walks with your pet in areas where coyotes are known to be,” WDFW said in the press release. “Don’t leave small children unattended where coyotes are frequently seen or heard.”
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JUNEAU, Alaska (KTUU) – Two men were arrested in separate drug investigations led by the Southeast Alaska Cities Against Drugs (SEACAD) task force in Southeast Alaska after authorities intercepted packages containing methamphetamine, according to the Juneau Police Department.
In one case, investigators in Ketchikan identified a suspicious package on Oct. 28, that was determined to contain around 2,056 grams – roughly 4.5 pounds – of methamphetamine. The package was delivered on Nov. 1 and picked up by 33-year-old Louisiana resident Adidas Nike Zion Brown, who took it to his residence on the 1000 block of Dunton Street, according to the Juneau Police Department.
After Brown opened the package, officers seized the drugs, which have an estimated street value of $315,960. Officers also seized a firearm at the scene. Brown was arrested and taken to the Ketchikan Correctional Center.
Brown is facing three counts of misconduct involving a controlled substance in the third degree, two counts of misconduct involving a controlled substance in the fourth degree and two counts of misconduct involving a weapon in the third degree.
In a separate investigation, SEACAD identified two suspicious packages shipped to Haines between Oct. 27 and Nov. 4. The packages were found to contain about 235 – about half a pound – of methamphetamine combined.
On Nov. 5, the packages were delivered in Haines and picked up by 30-year-old resident Austin Elmer Benedict Hotch, who took it to a residence on the 200 block of 2nd Avenue, according to the Juneau Police Department. Investigators later seized the drugs, valued at about $50,000. Officers also seized roughly $24,000 in cash.
Hotch was arrested and taken to the Haines Borough Community Jail on a charge of misconduct involving a controlled substance in the third degree.
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