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Old 05-03-2008, 11:48 PM #1
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Default Nanny Rips Baby Girl From Jaws of Coyote in California Sandbox

Can you believe this story???

CHINO HILLS, Calif. — A nanny pulled a 2-year-old girl from the jaws of a coyote when the animal attacked the toddler and tried to carry her away in its mouth, officials said.

The girl was playing Friday in a sandbox at Alterra Park in Chino Hills in San Bernardino County. Around 10:30 a.m., the caretaker heard screaming and saw a coyote trying to carry the child off in its mouth, officials said.

The babysitter grabbed the child and pulled her from the coyote's grasp, the sheriff's department said in a statement.

http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,354054,00.html
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Old 05-04-2008, 12:09 AM #2
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Thanks for the posting. I sure hope they get the wolf and she will not have to go under treatment for rabies.

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I'm so sorry this has happened, but I'm glad she's safe.

I cannot doubt this has happened when Australia have dingoes, and dingoes are not that different from the American coyote. The following is from: http://www.warangers.asn.au/history.htm

To this day, dingoes are regarded as very powerful wild animals, unpredictably dangerous! It is alleged to be responsible for the disappearance of baby Azaria Chamberland at Ayers Rock in the Northern Territory 1980 and the death of 9 year old Clinton Gage on Fraser Island 30th April 2001. On Fraser Island alone, there have been 20 known attacks in the past 6 years, the latest fatal attack resulted in an immediate cull of dingoes on the Island.
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OMG!!!!! When my twins were 4 we walked back from a private beach to our rental along a lonely path to our rental, a coyote appeared 5 feet in front of us, looking us over. Being the mama bear I was, I pushed kids behind me, grabbed the only stick I could (this was the sand dunes, the stick was a hollow reed of sorts, short and flimsey). I told him "GO AWAY!" Thank goodness he did.
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This is so scary.....seems like we're hearing of these wild animal attacks more and more. Not sure if they are happening more often or if the news coverage is just covering them more now. Thank goodness that nanny was alert and quick acting.....who knows what could have happened if she wasn't.

On a lighter note.....when I read the subject title I thought it said "Nappy Rips Baby Girl........"!!! Made me wonder if Nappy is a super-hero on her days off!!
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Scary!! When I was moving to Alaska I made my last stop before the last leg to Anchorage. It was a small town named "Tok" Alaska. I left my DD and Mother in the room and went to the cafe' to get fried egg sandwhiches for breakfast before the journey. As I left the restaurant....I was being stalked by a Wolf. It really freaked me out, but that wolf was NOT getting my breakfast. I just got stiff, walked quickley and did not meet his gaze. He slunked behind me all the way to the room.....I wonder to this day why he didn't ambush me. I suppose he must have been used to people.....
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Wow, I remember (years ago), the movie with Meryl Streep, and she recreated the story about a mom who had her baby taken by a dingo.

She was not believed and there was a trial.

Can't remember the rest of it. But jeez, when you here about coyotes and kids in their mouths, it just lends credence to the original story.

My God!!!!
You can't even play in a sandbox????
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Living close to where it happened, its been all over the news. Its such a cute playground.

They suspect the coyotes are coming down out of the hills for food... trash etc.

IN the same news report that night another neigborhood had a mountan lion scare, was in someone's back yard.
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I kind of wondered how far away was the nanny when the coyote came and grabbed the kid?
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I dont think she was far, maybe 40 feet or more? The child was in the sandbox and the nanny I think at a picnic table with the other child that was an infant.

The news said that the child screamed and the nanny ran over and played tug of war with the coyote. They said the coyote had the kid by the butt.

There was another family in the park that had a couple of kids that witnessed the event.

Poor kid has to have rabies shots now. Thats painful

Do you have trouble up north with coyotes or mountain lions?
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