‘Aggressive’ coyote tests positive for rabies after attacking N.J. resident

A coyote that attacked a resident outside of his Saddle River home Tuesday has tested positive for rabies, authorities said.

The resident was working in his yard in the area of Oak Road when he was knocked to the ground and bitten multiple times, Saddle River police said in a statement.

Saddle River police said the coyote was euthanized on the scene and taken by Tyco Professional Animal Control for testing.

The resident sustained minor injuries and was treated at a local hospital.

Separately, the New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection’s Fish and Wildlife Division reported that a coyote tested positive for rabies after biting a man on the leg while he was on a ladder at 4 Dogwood Drive — also in Saddle River — on the same day.

It remains unclear whether this was the same coy