Coyote attacks 2-year-old in Port Coquitlam, B.C.

B.C. conservation officers say they are investigating after a two-year-old child was attacked by a coyote in a park in Port Coquitlam Wednesday night.

B.C. conservation officers are investigating after a two-year-old child was attacked by a coyote in a park in Port Coquitlam Wednesday night.

Police received a flurry of calls from people at the Lions Park playground, where they spotted the coyote.

“Police officers were told that the coyote was being aggressive towards people, especially children, in around a playground area,” said Cpl. Alexa Hodgins.

She said police officers arrived on scene at about 7:30 p.m. and were the first ones there because conservation officers were busy attending to another matter in Chilliwack.

Officers were at the park around the time when the coyote bit the toddler, Hodgins said.

The child was taken to hospital with minor injuries, she added.

Officers were able to quickly find the coyote, shooting and killing it.