A 9-year-old child was attacked by a coyote that snagged a sock off the youngster who was playing a game of hide-and-seek in Oregon, according to authorities.

The 9-year-old and a 3-year-old were “playing hide-and-seek in their yard” when a wayward coyote approached them and chomped on the older child’s foot last week in Alameda, the Oregon Fish and Wildlife Department said in a press release.

The coyote then chased the 9-year-old until the child’s father, who was on the front porch, yelled at the rogue animal and scared it off, authorities said.

A 9-year-old child was attacked and chased by a coyote who snagged her sock while playing a game of hide and seek in Oregon. Harry Collins – stock.adobe.com

The child was taken to the hospital with minor injuries, authorities said. The child

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