Irvine Woman Rescues 3-Year-Old Girl From Coyote Attack
IRVINE (CBSLA.com) — A 3-year-old girl was attacked by a coyote Friday while playing with a friend in an Orange County park.
It happened around 5:50 p.m. at the corner of Equinox and Silverado, according to Irvine police.
The coyote charged at the girl "out of nowhere" and lunged at her neck.
It could have ended much differently had it not been for a nearby resident who acted quickly.
Ginna McKenna was sitting on her patio when she spotted the attack, as told to CBS2's Stacey Butler.
"A little girl was screaming and the mother was screaming, so I came running out and there was a coyote in the park. I chased [the coyote] off," McKenna said. "They were scared."
The girl was taken to a hospital with what was described as a superficial wound to her neck.
Fish and Game and Animal Control officers with the Irvine P.D. are looking for the coyote.
Police say coyotes frequent the area, but it's extremely rare for one to attack a person.
