HUNTINGTON BEACH, Calif.—A girl was being treated on April 29 for serious but non-life-threatening injuries she suffered in an attack by a coyote near the Huntington Beach Pier.
Officers were called at 9:45 p.m. on April 28 to the beach north of the pier regarding reports of a coyote attack, said Jennifer Carey, the Huntington Beach Police Department’s public information officer.
Officers located the girl and took her to a hospital, Carey said. Police declined to release details about the girl, but Fox11 reported she is believed to be 2 or 3 years old, and was with her mother and a sibling on the beach when the attack occurred. The station reported that the girl was bitten in the face.