Coyote Bites Child As He Bikes To School In OC

IRVINE, CA — A child was injured when a coyote bit him while he was biking to school Tuesday morning, the Irvine Police Department reported.

The 10-year-old, who was not identified by police by name, was riding a bike near Pathway near Portola Springs Elementary School when he stopped to take his jacket off, felt something on his lower leg and found that a coyote had bitten him, Irvine Police Department Sgt. Karie Davies told The Orange County Register.

The bite was reported once the child got to school, and he was treated by his primary care doctor for a minor skin break, she said.

The Police Department’s Animal Services Unit is working with the California Department of Fish and Wildlife to investigate the incident and find the coyote, according to the IPD.

No further information was immediately available.