A 5-year-old child is recovering after a coyote attack in the Maplewood Heights neighborhood of Renton, according to the WDFW.

A five-year-old was bitten by a coyote in Renton, WA; the mother intervened and the boy suffered non-life-threatening injuries.

The coyote tried to drag the boy toward a greenbelt area before the child's mother rushed at it, according to the Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife.

The coyote bit the boy and attempted to drag him toward nearby woods, according to the Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife.

RENTON, Wash. — A five-year-old boy was attacked by a coyote in a Renton neighborhood and sustained injuries. The Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife (WDFW) said officers responded to a report of a human-coyote encounter in which the coyote bit the child in the upper body, pulled him to the ground, and attempted to drag him away.

A five-year-old boy was bitten by a coyote in the Maplewood Heights neighborhood of Renton on Tuesday evening, according to the Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife. The attack happened around 6 p.