(TMX/ KPTV ) - Wildlife officials in Oregon are warning residents to keep a close eye on children playing outside after a boy was attacked by a coyote last week.

The Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife said it received a report on Friday, Oct. 24, of a coyote encounter involving children in the Alameda neighborhood of Portland that took place the evening before. At around 6:15 p.m. Thursday, two children, ages 9 and 3, were playing hide-and-seek in their yard when they were approached by a coyote.

The coyote “grabbed” the 9-year-old’s foot, but the child was only wearing socks and was able to shake free of the sock and run away. The coyote continued chasing the child until the father on the front porch began yelling and scared the animal off. The child was taken to a hospital for tr

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