Mom fights off coyote that tried to attack her daughter as their family flew a kite

An Arizona mother was left with lacerations and puncture wounds on her face after a vicious coyote began attacking her 4-year-old daughter as they tried to fly a kite. Brittany Cardinal and her 4-year-old daughter stepped outside in Surprise, a town 30 miles northwest of Phoenix, to fly a kite Sunday afternoon when they encountered the coyote, the mother told AZFamily. And my daughter’s like, ‘Oh, let’s fly a kite,'” Cardinal said.

Moments later, Cardinal said she heard her daughter start to scream as a coyote began nipping her. The vicious creature lunged at the mother and clamped down on her face, leaving her with deep lacerations and puncture wounds on her face. I just felt like the pressure of it,” she said.

Eventually, Cardinal and her daughter managed to run away from the ferocious animal and get help. The mother said she didn’t think before jumping into action to try and protect her daughter. I don’t even think I thought about anything.

I think you just, like as a mom, you just try to protect your kid,” she said. Arizona Game and Fish officials say they do not know why the coyote attacked. Several coyotes were removed from the neighborhood following the attack to be tested for rabies.

It was not immediately clear if any tested positive. Flickinger said that Cardinal responded the way people are supposed to when a coyote attacks. Join thought-provoking conversations, follow other Independent readers and see their replies