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CHINO HILLS, CALIF.

A nanny pulled a 2-year-old girl from the jaws of a coyote when the animal attacked the toddler and tried to carry her away in its mouth, officials said.

The girl was playing Friday in a sandbox at Alterra Park in Chino Hills in San Bernardino County. Around 10:30 a.m., the caretaker heard screaming and saw a coyote trying to carry the child off in its mouth, officials said.

The babysitter grabbed the child and pulled her from the coyote's grasp, the sheriff's department said in a statement.

The coyote then ran off into nearby brush.

The child suffered wounds to her buttocks and was taken to Chino Valley Medical Center and was later released, director of nursing Anne Marie Robertson said. She was later transported to Loma Linda University Medical Center to receive the rabies vaccine.

San Bernardino County Animal Control and the State Department of Fish and Game were searching for the animal, Wiltshire said.

Miller said there was another attack in the area in October when a coyote bit a 3-year-old girl playing in a cul-de-sac. The girl needed treatment for puncture wounds to the head and thigh, Miller said.

Comments (3)

thesarge: ... I hope the coyote was only hungry, not rabid! 1 May 04, 2008 det ret rpd narc: unfortunately, if they don't find the coyote... that little girl is going to have to go through the rabies shots. Not a lot of fun...how lucky the baby sitter wass close by to gt the girl from the coyote... 2 May 05, 2008 KirbyMST3K: ... one hell of a story to be told a few years from now... 3 May 07, 2008

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