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BEACH DANGER – A den of coyotes has taken up residence near the dog beach north of Pearle Jensen Way on the La Conner waterfront. A domestic dog playing in the area was attacked on Sunday. Shown here is one of the dog beach area resident coyotes, a young one, spotted out there last week. – Photo by Don Coyote
A La Conner area dog was mauled Sunday morning by a pack of three coyotes at the stretch of waterfront where locals take their dogs to play north of Pearle Jensen Way.
Yodi, a 9-year-old, 40-pound pit bull-beagle mix survived but suffered puncture wounds to her legs as two coyotes tried to pull her down.
The dog’s owners are Annie Jensen and Jerry Helsel. Jensen, who works at Pioneer Market, said Helsel was walking the dogs, Yodi and Jewel, a German shorthair, along the beach when the pair went over a rise nearby, and he heard a big commotion.
Jewel came running back to him, then went back tow...
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