Crime & Safety

Dog Attacked By Coyotes In San Clemente

"The scariest part was hearing him yelp," said Hughes, worried the coyote would run away with him.

(KCAL News, CBS Los Angeles)

August 29, 2024 / 5:20 PM PDT

A dog sitter in San Clemente is concerned after coyotes attacked and bit a Chihuahua and appeared on surveillance video again near the same area.

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Christine Hughes, dogsitter of Winston, said he was clamped in the jaws of a coyote during a walk near his house eight weeks ago and is now recovering.

"The scariest part was hearing him yelp," said Hughes, who was worried the coyote would run away with him. A Pitbull mix, who Hughes was also walking, saved Winston.

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