SUFFOLK, Va. — A dog is home recovering after a coyote snatched it from a family's front yard in Suffolk. The family tells 13News Now it's a miracle their pup, Oakley, survived the attack.

Kyle Ryan said he woke up on Aug. 27 to let his dogs out before getting the kids ready for school, and said he suddenly heard wailing coming from the yard.

He was horrified to find out a coyote had snatched Oakley and dashed away. Ryan said it was a harsh wake-up call.

“I saw a coyote across the street, like directly across from the front yard," said Ryan. But he had lost track of where the coyote ran off to.

Several neighbors stepped in to help him search the wooded area near their home. After nearly three hours, assuming Oakley was gone for good, there was — finally — a glimmer of hope in the brush

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