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Article: Canadian folk singer torn apart by coyotes on solo hike
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- The Independent (London, England)
- Article date:
- October 30, 2009
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Freak attack raises fears over animals that normally keep away
from humans
A PROMISING YOUNG folk singer was killed by a pair of coyotes
after she went hiking alone on a popular trail in one of eastern
Canada's national parks, police have revealed.
Taylor Mitchell, a 19-year-old performer from Toronto, was on
tour to promote her debut album. She was using a day off on Tuesday
to go walking when she encountered the normally harmless animals.
Fellow walkers heard her screaming for help soon after the
animals began attacking, and swiftly called emergency services to
the Skyline Trail in Cape Breton National Park, Nova Scotia. Ms
Mitchell was airlifted to hospital after emergency treatment on ...