Coyote attacks 11-year-old girl in southern Alberta
CBC
WARNING: This story contains graphic images of a coyote bite wound.
An 11-year-old girl was attacked by a coyote at a rest stop off of the Trans-Canada Highway on Tuesday.
The Nyberg family was returning home to Brooks, Alta., around 7:30 p.m. after Boxing Day shopping when they stopped for a bathroom break 23 kilometres west of the hamlet of Suffield.
Hailey Nyberg, the young girl who was attacked by the coyote, explains that the animal bit down on her leg and tried to drag her away from her family's vehicle multiple times.
"It bit me three times, trying to drag me into the field," said Hailey.
"It was pulling me … but I didn't give up."
In an interview with CBC News, the 11 year-old girl said she felt like the attack was a dream after seeing the coyote and thinking it was a dog.
"But it turned out it wasn't. It turned out to be very scary."
Alyshia Nyberg, Hailey's mom, made a Facebook post about the incident to warn others about what the family calls an unusually aggressive attack.
"I heard her scream and I saw the coyote attached to her leg and I went into full panic mode," said the mother.
Hailey's father, Dustin Nyberg, said he was able to grab hold of his daughter during the attack, but the animal wouldn't let go of her leg. He recalls trying to make noise as their daughter kicked and screamed until the coyote eventually let go.
"We were able to get her to the car … but [the coyote] was still coming toward us," he said.
"He didn't give up. He let go of her, but he didn't give up that easily."
Dustin says they reported the incident and Alberta Fish and Wildlife is taking the attack seriously due to the popularity of the rest stop for travellers and the rare nature of a coyote attack as aggressive as this one.
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