MIRACLE COYOTE

joec

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Meet the wiliest of all coyotes. Hit by a car at 75 mph, embedded into the fender, rode for 600 miles, AND yes SURVIVED!

When a brother and sister struck a coyote at 75 mph, they assumed they had killed the animal and drove on. They didn't realize this was the toughest creature ever to survive a hit-and-run.

Eight hours, two fuel stops, and 600 miles later they found the wild animal embedded in their front fender and very much alive.

On October 12, Daniel and Tevyn East were driving at night along interstate 80 near the Nevada-Utah border when they noticed a pack of coyotes near the roadside. When one of the animals ran in front of the car, the impact sounded fatal so the siblings thought there was no point in stopping.

'Right off the bat, we knew it was bad', Daniel explained. 'We thought the story was over.'

After the incident, about 1 AM, they continued their 600 mile drive to North San Juan, even stopping for fuel at least twice.

But it was only when they finally reached their destination at 9 AM did they take time to examine what damage they may have sustained.

At first it looked as though it was going to be quite gruesome. Daniel saw fur and the body inside the grill. Tevyn said, 'I was trying to keep some distance. Our assumption was it was part of the coyote. It didn't register it was the whole animal!'

Daniel got a broom to try and pry the remains out of the bumper and got the shock of his life! 'It flinched,' Tevyn said. 'It was a huge surprise, he got a little freaked out!'

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'We knew it was bad!' Tevyn, who was in the car when it hit the coyote, bends down to take a look at the fur poking through the fender.

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Fur Pet's Sake!
What Daniel spotted as he bent down to inspect the damage to his car... the body of the coyote poking out through the radiator.


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Wily Coyote!
The animal's head can be seen as rescuers took apart the
front fender to save it after it was struck by the car at 75 mph.


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Miracle Escape!
As the animal struggled, wildlife protection officials put a loop
around its neck to prevent it from further injuring itself.
The front of the car is completely taken apart
as the coyote begins to wriggle free.


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And Viola!
'Tricky' the toughest coyote ever, rests in a cage after its ordeal...
which it survived with just some scrapes to its paw.
A lot of people are thinkin' they should have shot it. They are nasty critters on the prowl. However, it is said, "Only the good die young".
 

chowhound

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Wow. Amazing.
Also amazing that this coyote received better care than that homeless person that was struck a few years back...
 

joec

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Guess it would depend on which state you are in when you get hit, Chow.
 

joec

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Good to know it is true but who really cares either way. These kinds of stories are a bit heart warming unless you feel nothing. You know every time I post something like this in the chat section some one comes behind me with something like is it True or False. From now on I will post these things under funny stories, jokes etc.
 

Wart

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When I posted the graphics were showing up as file names and views, not even links, thus my Has pictures.

And after finding a site with the graphics i figured why not include a link,
 
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