Coyote rescued from East River by NYPD Harbor Unit

[Kamaji]

Coyote rescued from East River by NYPD Harbor Unit

By Jesse O’Neill
April 12, 2023

The NYPD sprang into action this week to rescue what they thought was a dog struggling to swim in the East River but ended up saving a much larger and more dangerous canine.

“Our officers responded to a call of a distressed ‘dog’ battling river currents but realized it was actually a coyote!,” police in the 19th Precinct, which serves Manhattan’s Upper East Side, tweeted Monday.

“Thanks to NYPD Harbor for coming to the rescue — he’s now in the care of veterinarians.”

Footage of the rescue showed a cop pulling the coyote to safety by its neck with an animal control pole. The wild animal appeared tired and immediately began to rest once it was safely aboard the boat.

Cops responded to a Twitter user who pointed out that coyotes know how to swim.

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Source:  https://nypost.com/2023/04/12/nypd-rescues-coyote-from-east-river/

[Gefn]

Thank you for a feel good story

[catfish1957]

Manhatten?  Pretty strange, and I hope they took Rabies precautions.

[240B]

Thank you for a feel good story

When I lived in the SouthWest, we shot coyotes, which are essentially wild dogs, on site. Very dangerous and destructive animals. Livestock, human attacks, and rabies, are just a few of the dangers. No love for coyotes here.

[roamer_1]

When I lived in the SouthWest, we shot coyotes, which are essentially wild dogs, on site. Very dangerous and destructive animals. Livestock, human attacks, and rabies, are just a few of the dangers. No love for coyotes here.

Yep... That's how I'd have 'saved' him.