Jun 11, 2009 10:21 pm US/Eastern
Pack Of Coyotes Surrounds Groveland Woman
BOSTON (WBZ) ―
A local woman says she was scared for her life when a pack of coyotes closed in and surrounded her Monday morning while she was walking her dogs.
Mary Burke says she was walking in the woods in Groveland when coyotes closed in on her.
She used her cell phone to call 911.
"How far away are the coyotes?" the emergency dispatcher asked.
"They're like 100 yards," Burke said. "They're following me. I'm scared."
Burke took off and found herself lost in the woods with the coyotes still following.
"I'm going to run now to the end of the road," Burke said.
"You don't want to run, honey. Don't run," the dispatcher said.
"I'm so scared right now, I can't even tell you how afraid I am," Burke said.
Police say they managed to figure out Burke's exact location by tracing the GPS on her cell phone.
They directed her out of the woods while police cars raced to the area.
It was the blaring sirens from the cars that scared off the coyotes. Burke was not hurt.
Wildlife experts offer this advice if you should see or be confronted with a coyote:
1. Never feed or throw food at coyotes.
2. Do not turn your back on it, ignore it or run away.
3. Never try to pet or touch it.
4. Never move towards it, or corner it where it can't run away.
5. Yell and make a lot of noise while slowly moving towards other people.
6. Make eye contact and make your self look bigger-raise your arms high, hold up your jacket or backpack.
7. If a coyote moves towards you, throw sticks or rocks towards it, Keep yelling.
If a coyote gets too close to you:
1. Keep yelling.
2. Punch it.
3. Hit it with your backpack.
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