Girl, 6, bitten by coyote in Oshawa

By News staff

Durham regional police say a six-year-old girl was bitten by a coyote at a park in Oshawa on Canada Day.

In a release, police say the girl was at Northway Court Park when she was approached by a coyote and bitten at around 8:30 p.m.

Several nearby adults scared the coyote away.

The girl was taken to hospital where she was treated for non life-threatening injuries.

Police are warning the public to remain vigilant after the coyote managed to escape into a nearby ravine.

“Oshawa Animal Services were called and kept their eyes on the coyote while officers attended,” police said. “Officers set up a perimeter in attempt to secure the coyote but it fled eastbound across Oshawa Boulevard North and disappeared into the ravine.”

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