• News
  • Life
  • TV & Film
  • Beauty
  • Style
  • Home
  • News
    • Celebrity
    • Entertainment
    • Politics
    • Royal Family
  • Life
    • Animals
    • Food & Drink
    • Women's Health
    • Mental Health
    • Sex & Relationships
    • Travel
    • Real Life
  • TV & Film
    • True Crime
    • Documentaries
    • Netflix
    • BBC
    • ITV
    • Tyla Recommends
  • Beauty
    • Hair
    • Make-up
    • Skincare
  • Style
    • Home
    • Fashion
    • Shopping
  • Advertise
  • Terms
  • Privacy & Cookies
  • LADbible Group
  • LADbible
  • UNILAD
  • SPORTbible
  • GAMINGbible
  • UNILAD Tech
  • FOODbible
  • License Our Content
  • About Us & Contact
  • Jobs
  • Latest
  • Topics A-Z
  • Authors
Facebook
Instagram
X
Threads
TikTok
Submit Your Content
Horrifying moment coyote attacks toddler and drags them from front garden

Home> News

Updated 11:40 5 Dec 2022 GMTPublished 11:36 5 Dec 2022 GMT

Horrifying moment coyote attacks toddler and drags them from front garden

The two-year-old's dad had to come to the rescue

Jake Massey

Jake Massey

Terrifying footage shows the moment a toddler was attacked by a coyote outside her home.

The family's Ring security camera captured the chilling moment the animal attacked the two-year-old before her dad came to her rescue.

*Warning: some viewers may find this footage distressing*

Ariel Eliyahuo had picked his daughter up from pre school on Friday afternoon (2 December) when the canine pounced on her.

The home security footage shows the coyote grabbing her by the leg, causing her to fall on her face, before dragging her along the garden and on to the pavement.

Advert

Hearing her cries, Ariel ran around the car and charged at the coyote, which scampered a short distance away before lingering nearby and eventually running off.

The toddler was taken to hospital where she was treated for non-life-threatening injuries and given the rabies vaccine.

The animal attacked the toddler while Ariel was on the other side of the car.
Fox 11

Shira Eliyahuo - the girl's mum - told KTLA: "She has a lot of scratches on her left leg and one of them is really deep.

Advert

"The coyote just kind of dragged her, so her face is also a little bit bruised."

A couple of years ago in the US, a dad strangled a coyote to death after it attacked his two-year-old son.

Police in New Hampshire said Ian O'Reilly went into 'protection mode' when he saw the animal grab his boy's hood and pull him to the ground.

O'Reilly was out walking on a hiking trail with his wife and three kids when the coyote struck, sinking its teeth into the child.

Advert

The couple were able to separate the animal and their son, and O'Reilly attempted to shoo the animal away.

O'Reilly told WMUR that he initially tried to push and kick the coyote to make it leave, but that the animal responded by biting his arm and chest.

The dad said he was then left with no choice but to fight, so he pushed the coyote's snout down to the ground and choked the animal.

Coyote attacks in the US are fortunately very rare.
Pexels

Advert

O'Reilly said: "I was able to get its head into the snow and get my hand around its snout, so it could no longer bite me. And then, from there, I was able to suffocate it by using my body weight and scissor-locking it until basically expiring."

He added: "In the middle of the moment you're not really thinking. It's really just instinct. The fact that when we tried to kick and push and get rid of him, it became clear that he was not disengaging."

Police said: "The coyote attacked a young child, and the child's dad went into protection mode and suffocated the coyote until it succumbed."

Featured Image Credit: Fox 11

Topics: News, Animals

Jake Massey
Jake Massey

Advert

Advert

Advert

Choose your content:

a day ago
  • a day ago

    Three-year-old boy died from sepsis after ‘missed opportunities’ for early treatment following flu-like symptoms

    Theo Tuikubulau tragically died from a Strep A infection which led to sepsis

    News
  • a day ago

    Kate Middleton makes rare parenting confession as she shares sad cancer update

    The Princess of Wales, 43, shares three children with her husband Prince William

    News
  • a day ago

    Donald Trump ignites outrage with most 'hateful' comment yet

    The 79-year-old Republican has sparked a very heated discussion online following such 'hateful' remarks

    News
  • a day ago

    Wimbledon viewers spot heartbreaking detail as strict 148-year rule is broken after Liverpool player Diogo Jota's death

    The Liverpool FC player tragically died in a car crash in Spain on Thursday (3 July)

    News
  • People only just realising how Bin Laden was caught and it’s leaving them stunned
  • Scientists reveal what you see the moment you die and it might confirm what you already think
  • Family desperately fighting to stop dog being put down after it bit sleeping toddler in face
  • Loyal dog guarded dead owner's body for nearly three months until rescuers found them