DNA Confirms Coyote That Attacked 2-Year-Old Is Dead

DNA Confirms Coyote That Attacked 2-Year-Old Is Dead
The pier and shoreline in Huntington Beach, Calif., on Oct. 11, 2021. Ringo H.W. Chiu/AP Photo
The Associated Press
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HUNTINGTON BEACH, Calif.—DNA from a coyote that bit a girl on Southern California’s Huntington Beach last week matched samples from one of two coyotes shot and killed following the attack, authorities said Monday.

The 2-year-old child was hospitalized with bites to her head and face that were not considered life-threatening after she was attacked near the Huntington Beach Pier last Thursday night.