For the second time in five days, a coyote has attacked a young child in the Lower Mainland.
The B.C. Conservation Officer Service says a 6-year-old girl was bitten by a coyote in Deer Lake Park in Burnaby around 10:15 a.m. Sunday during the Burnaby Blooms festival.
The service says the coyote stayed in the area following the attack until it was chased off by the child’s parents.
The girl was taken to the hospital with minor injuries.
Both the B.C. Conservation Service and the Burnaby RCMP responded to the incident but were unable to locate the coyote.
The service and the City of Burnaby are now working together on educational signs, public outreach and patrols in
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