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Coyotes Kill Canadian Singer

Teen folk musician attacked in national park

By Rob Quinn,  Newser Staff

Posted Oct 29, 2009 3:03 AM CDT

(Newser) – A rising star of the Canadian folk music scene was killed in a savage coyote attack while hiking alone in Nova Scotia. Singer-songwriter Taylor Mitchell, 19, suffered multiple bite wounds and massive blood loss after a pair of coyotes pounced on her. She died a day later in a local hospital. Park rangers shot one of the coyotes but both managed to flee. Authorities told the BBC that coyote attacks on humans are incredibly rare.

Mitchell, a Toronto native, had traveled to Nova Scotia as part of her first solo tour. "She was absolutely pumped about her first tour on the East Coast and to take her songwriting craft to new audiences," her manager told the Canadian Press. "She had a wonderful joy of life and sharing music."

Words can't begin to express the sadness and tragedy of losing such a sweet, compassionate, vibrant, and phenomenally talented young woman, said Taylor Mitchell's manager.
"Words can't begin to express the sadness and tragedy of losing such a sweet, compassionate, vibrant, and phenomenally talented young woman," said Taylor Mitchell's manager.   (AP Photo/The Canadian Press, LW Communications)
Taylor Mitchell, 19, appears in a promotional photo for her music.
Taylor Mitchell, 19, appears in a promotional photo for her music.   (AP Photo/The Canadian Press, LW Communications)
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northeast
Oct 30, 2009 2:57 AM CDT
I have no idea how you got five thumbs down for saying that animals who routinely maul pets (and in this case, people) should be considered dangerous and shot.
JoeQ
Oct 30, 2009 2:23 AM CDT
Wow. I saw a coyote by the road today just standing there like it owned the place. Cars were slowing down so that if it darted into the road they could stop. It had a bushy tail reminiscent of a fox. I could see them taking down a small person but not normally. Perhaps the attacking coyotes in this case were sickly or old.
passinthru
Oct 30, 2009 1:49 AM CDT
we get it pete, you dont believe that two vicious carnivorous animals couldnt or wouldnt attack a human...regardless of state.

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