Posted by Laughing Boy
on October 29, 2009, 12:34 pm, in reply to "Home on the Range now Kidda !"
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: Coyotes kill Canadian folk singer
: Taylor Mitchell (undated promotional pic)
: Taylor Mitchell was found bleeding heavily
: from multiple bite wounds
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: Two coyotes have attacked and killed a
: 19-year-old folk singer in a national park
: in eastern Canada, officials say.
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: Taylor Mitchell, 19, a promising musician
: from Toronto, died in hospital after the
: animals pounced as she hiked alone in Cape
: Breton park, Nova Scotia.
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: Walkers alerted park rangers after hearing
: her screams. The rangers shot one coyote,
: but were still searching for the second.
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: Attacks by coyotes on humans are rare; they
: usually prey on deer and hares.
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: Bleeding heavily from multiple bite wounds,
: the singer-songwriter was airlifted to a
: Halifax hospital, but died of her injuries
: on Wednesday morning, authorities said.
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: 'Phenomenally talented'
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: "Coyotes are normally afraid of humans.
: This is a very irregular occurrence,"
: Brigdit Leger, a spokeswoman for the Royal
: Canadian Mounted Police, told Reuters news
: agency.
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: She said the two coyotes were
: "extremely aggressive" when
: authorities arrived at the scene.
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: The small wolf-like animals are found from
: Central America to the United States and
: Canada.
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: Coyote
: Coyotes are also known as prairie wolves
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: Ms Mitchell - touted as a rising star in the
: folk music scene - was nominated for a
: Canadian Folk Music Award earlier this year
: in the youth category.
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: "Words can't begin to express the
: sadness and tragedy of losing such a sweet,
: compassionate, vibrant, and phenomenally
: talented young woman," Lisa Weitz, Ms
: Mitchell's manager, said in an e-mail to AP
: news agency.
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: "She just turned 19 two months ago, and
: was so excited about the future."
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