SOLANA BEACH, Calif. (FOX 5/KUSI) Residents of a California neighborhood are expressing concern about coyotes after one resident was injured and her pet dog was killed.
Roberta Hennigan recounted that she was taking her dog, Daisy, for an evening stroll in Solana Beach. Just after she leashed Daisy and stepped onto the driveway, having opened the garage, five coyotes attacked, snatching her dog away.
“It was devastating,” Hennigan said. “I kept hanging on, and I knew my head was bleeding, but I thought, ‘I can’t let go.’”
Hennigan said the leash eventually snapped.
“I knew they’d taken her,” she added.
The incident landed Hennigan in the hospital for five days with a fractured eye socket, brain bleed and bruised arms.
The area is flanked by two golf courses, including Loma Santa Fe Country Club, and locals have noticed an increase in coyote numbers, with the animals traveling in packs.
Residents fear for their own safety and that of children who walk pets. Hennigan mentioned that a meeting was held last week involving the community HOA, wildlife experts, and the adjacent country club to discuss collaborative measures to address the issue.
