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100# hybrid, at least thats what the news is saying
As much as I hate to admit it... This happed near were I live
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TRINITY, N.C. (WGHP)— A family is warning their neighbors after a toddler was attacked and dragged from a trampoline by a coyote hybrid in Randolph County.
The coyote allegedly attacked 3-year-old Maggie Reed while she was jumping on a trampoline with her 6-year-old sister Sierra late Wednesday evening in the Tabernackle community near Trinity.
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The 100-lb animal, which animal control officials dubbed a "coyote hybrid," grabbed Maggie by her shirt and began dragging her away.
"(The coyote) tried to get (Maggie) behind my mom's car and tried to drag her in the woods," Sierra said.
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Sierra reacted by yelling for her mother, Sabrina Reed.
"That's a terrifying feeling when you walk out of the house and see your baby in the mouth of a monster," Reed said.
The mother said she immediately jumped on the coyote and did what she could to free Maggie from its grasp with her bare hands.
"I don't know what I was thinking, but I knew this -- I had to get to my baby or she wouldn't be here," she said.
Reed was able to pry Maggie away from the coyote, but the beast refused to leave their home. Reed then called 911.
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"I need a police officer here fast before I shoot this son-of-a-b***," Reed said during the 911 call. "Somebody left their d*** dog loose and it's in my yard and it attacked my babies."
Reed said she used an oar to bat the animal away from Maggie and Sierra.
"The more I hit him, the more he just, I don't know, he kept dodging me," Reed said.
More than thirty minutes after the attack began, a neighbor armed with a shotgun arrived to assist.
Reed took the firearm and shot the coyote once in its neck. Her neighbor then shot the animal a second time in the head.
"I did not want to kill that animal, but by the time it came time to do it, I didn't have a choice," Reed said.
Maggie suffered only a bruise due to being dragged from the trampoline. The mother suffered a stubbed toe as a result of the scuffle.
The animal's carcass was sent to Raleigh for rabies tests, although the results came back "inconclusive" because the animal's brain had been too damaged from the gunshot wounds for clear results, officials said.
Health and animal officials are treating the case as if the rabies test came back positive.
"Coyotes are usually very elusive animals," Leigh Casaus, who heads the county's Animal Control department, said.
Coyote attacks are extremely rare, although coyotes traversing the region are not, Casaus said.
"We can't make wild animals go away. We don't want to -- that's part of the appeal. But people need to be aware and protect themselves," Casaus said.
The Reeds, who say they spend time outside their home almost every day, hope others in the area will realize that there are dangerous animals roaming the woods nearby.
As much as I hate to admit it... This happed near were I live
video link
TRINITY, N.C. (WGHP)— A family is warning their neighbors after a toddler was attacked and dragged from a trampoline by a coyote hybrid in Randolph County.
The coyote allegedly attacked 3-year-old Maggie Reed while she was jumping on a trampoline with her 6-year-old sister Sierra late Wednesday evening in the Tabernackle community near Trinity.
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Coyote Attacks Toddler (Warning: Some Graphic Images)
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Defense
Firearms
AUDIO: 911 Call: Coyote Attacks Toddler
The 100-lb animal, which animal control officials dubbed a "coyote hybrid," grabbed Maggie by her shirt and began dragging her away.
"(The coyote) tried to get (Maggie) behind my mom's car and tried to drag her in the woods," Sierra said.
PHOTOS: Coyote Attacks Toddler (Warning: Graphic)
Sierra reacted by yelling for her mother, Sabrina Reed.
"That's a terrifying feeling when you walk out of the house and see your baby in the mouth of a monster," Reed said.
The mother said she immediately jumped on the coyote and did what she could to free Maggie from its grasp with her bare hands.
"I don't know what I was thinking, but I knew this -- I had to get to my baby or she wouldn't be here," she said.
Reed was able to pry Maggie away from the coyote, but the beast refused to leave their home. Reed then called 911.
AUDIO: Listen to the entire 911 call
"I need a police officer here fast before I shoot this son-of-a-b***," Reed said during the 911 call. "Somebody left their d*** dog loose and it's in my yard and it attacked my babies."
Reed said she used an oar to bat the animal away from Maggie and Sierra.
"The more I hit him, the more he just, I don't know, he kept dodging me," Reed said.
More than thirty minutes after the attack began, a neighbor armed with a shotgun arrived to assist.
Reed took the firearm and shot the coyote once in its neck. Her neighbor then shot the animal a second time in the head.
"I did not want to kill that animal, but by the time it came time to do it, I didn't have a choice," Reed said.
Maggie suffered only a bruise due to being dragged from the trampoline. The mother suffered a stubbed toe as a result of the scuffle.
The animal's carcass was sent to Raleigh for rabies tests, although the results came back "inconclusive" because the animal's brain had been too damaged from the gunshot wounds for clear results, officials said.
Health and animal officials are treating the case as if the rabies test came back positive.
"Coyotes are usually very elusive animals," Leigh Casaus, who heads the county's Animal Control department, said.
Coyote attacks are extremely rare, although coyotes traversing the region are not, Casaus said.
"We can't make wild animals go away. We don't want to -- that's part of the appeal. But people need to be aware and protect themselves," Casaus said.
The Reeds, who say they spend time outside their home almost every day, hope others in the area will realize that there are dangerous animals roaming the woods nearby.
