JOHNSTON, R.I. (WPRI) — A hiker was forced to kill a coyote with his bare hands in Rhode Island last week, according to authorities.
Police told Nexstar’s WPRI that the coyote attacked the hiker in a wooded area in Johnston on Friday, Feb. 9. The hiker was able to pin the coyote down by its neck, according to Johnston Police Chief Mark Vieira. It suffocated to death as a result.
