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UPDATED: 2 Attacked By 'Possibly Unhealthy' Coyote in Natick

There have been reports of people attacked by an animal. Police are searching.

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Natick police received two reports of people who have been attacked by an animal in town.

Witnesses have described the animal as either a grey fox or a coyote, and the attacks occurred in the 100 block of East Central St.

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WBZ reported that animal control confirmed the attack, and that a 12-year-old girl was receiving rabies vaccinations, and a pregnant woman was scratched by the coyote.

According to police, the animal is aggressive and is quite possibly not healthy.

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Anyone who sees this animal should call 911 immediately.

Environmental police were unable to locate the animal.

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