Woman wounded breaking up fight between 2 dogs and coyote

By: The Associated Press

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JAMESTOWN, R.I. (AP) — Beavertail State Park was briefly closed after a woman suffered puncture wounds breaking up a fight between two dogs and a coyote.              

The Providence Journal reports the fight broke out around 9:30 a.m. Saturday.            

The park was closed for a short time Monday morning while three officers from the Department of Environmental Management’s law enforcement division searched for the coyote.             

The park later re-opened and two officers will remain there Monday.             

The incident occurred when Barbara Szpatowski, a former town councilwoman, visited the park with her dog and a friend’s dog.

The two dogs spotted a coyote in the parking lot and rushed toward it.            

Szpatowski managed to pull the dogs off by their collars. She later received a rabies shot. The dogs suffered cuts to the face and ear.

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