Popular Toronto-Area Musician Dies After Coyote Attack In N.S.
Posted October 28, 2009 8:12 am.
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A young folk singer and songwriter from the Toronto area has reportedly been killed after being mauled by two coyotes while hiking in a Cape Breton park.
Taylor Mitchell, 19, died in a Halifax hospital, after two coyotes attacked her while she walked on the Skyline Trail in Cape Breton Highlands National Park.
A passerby spotted the woman being attacked and called police, who shot one of the coyotes. The other fled into the woods.
Mitchell was hiking alone at the time.
Park officials say the Skyline Trail will be closed until further notice.
Mitchell’s first album, For Your Consideration, was released this year and she has been nominated for a 2009 Canadian Folk Music Award.
An Ontario girl was reportedly bitten by a coyote in the same area several years ago but authorities say such attacks are uncommon.
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