A runner says a coyote stopped him dead in his tracks in Central Park Saturday morning.
NEW YORK - There has been another coyote sighting in New York's Central Park. Runner Brett Cohn said the coyote stopped him dead in his tracks Saturday morning. He was jogging along the 72nd Street transverse toward the Ramble when he spotted the coyote casually sauntering by. 'I look up, and there's a massive coyote staring right at me,' Cohn said. Cohn said the two locked eyes as he quickly pulled out his phone to record the creature. 'I wasn't scared.
'We have no reason to believe this particular coyote is unhealthy or poses a threat to human safety. However, we advise everyone to keep their distance and avoid close contact,' a spokesperson the Parks Department said.Dogwalkers not thrilled Following that advice would not be a problem for Katie Fogarty, who brings her son Johnny to the park several times a week. She wasn't thrilled to hear the news. 'We're prime coyote bait. We have an animal, we have snacks.
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