Canada: Another coyote attack on visitor reported from Cape Breton Highlands NP
A teenaged girl was attacked by a coyote while sleeping at a campground in Nova Scotia's Cape Breton Highlands National Park early Monday, Parks Canada says.
Cape Breton RCMP said a 911 call was received around 4:30 a.m. and was attended to by Parks Canada.
The girl suffered two bite wounds to her scalp. She was treated at a nearby hospital and released later in the morning.
"It's difficult for us to say exactly what happened. It doesn't appear that the bite was provoked by anything the person did," said Derek Quann, resource conservation manager with Parks Canada. "It's important to mention that she was in a sleeping bag outside of her tent, close to the tent, when this occurred."
Parks Canada considers this a "serious incident," Quann said.