Overview
- A 30-year-old was bitten on her arm, leg and back around 1:20 p.m. in the backyard of a home on Woodcrest Drive while she was with her golden retriever.
- Officials said the coyote also went after the dog, which was not injured, and the animal fled the area.
- The woman was taken to a hospital with non-life-threatening injuries, according to Woodcliff Lake police.
- Officers searched nearby woods after the incident but had not located the coyote as of Monday.
- A coyote was euthanized in nearby Saddle River in September after attacks on two people, highlighting recent regional encounters.