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A 9-year-old child playing hide-and-seek in the backyard at home in the Alameda neighborhood of Portland, Ore. was attacked by a coyote

The coyote grabbed the child by the foot, and they were able to "shake their foot out of the sock and run away," according to wildlife officials

The bite did puncture the skin, and the child is receiving post-rabies exposure treatment

A 9-year-old child survived a coyote attack in their own backyard.

The child was playing hide-and-seek with a 3-year-old child in their backyard in the Alameda neighborhood of Portland, Ore., on Oct. 23 at around 6:15 p.m. when the coyote attacked and grabbed them by the foot, according to a press release from the Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife on Wednesday, Oct. 29.

The child, whose name was no

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