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Miracle Coyote
« on: November 28, 2009, 06:24:07 PM »
Meet the wiliest of all coyotes: Hit by a car at 75mph, embedded in the fender, rode for 600 miles - and SURVIVED!


When a brother and sister struck a coyote at 75mph they assumed they had killed the animal and drove on.
They didn't realize this was the toughest creature ever to survive a hit-and-run.   Eight hours, two fuel stops, and 600 miles later they found the wild animal embedded in their front fender - and very much alive.

Daniel and Tevyn East were driving at night along Interstate 80 near the Nevada-Utah border when they noticed a pack of coyotes near the roadside on October 12.  When one of the animals ran in front of the car, the impact sounded fatal so the siblings thought there no point in stopping.

'Right off the bat, we knew it was bad,' Daniel explained.  'We thought the story was over.'


After the incident around 1am, they continued their 600 mile drive to North San Juan - even stopping for fuel at least twice.  But it was only when they finally reached their destination at 9am did they take time to examine what damage they may have sustained.  At first it looked as though it was going to be quite gruesome.


'[Daniel] saw fur and the body inside the grill,' Tevyn East said.  'I was trying to keep some distance..  Our assumption was it was part of the coyote - it didn't register it was the whole animal.'


Daniel East got a broom to try and pry the remains out of the bumper and got the shock of his life.  'It flinched,' Tevyn East said.  'It was a huge surprise - he got a little freaked out.'
 
 
'We knew it was bad': Tevyn East, who was in the car when it hit the coyote, bends down to take a look at the fur poking through the fender

 
Fur Pete's sake: What Mr. East spotted as he bent down to inspect the damage to his car - the body of the coyote poking out through the radiator
 


Wily coyote: The animal's head can be seen as rescuers took apart the front fender to save it after it was struck by the car at 75mph

 
Miracle escape: As the animal struggled, wildlife protection officials put a loop around its neck to prevent it from further injuring itself
The front of the car is completely taken apart as the coyote begins to wriggle free

 
And voila! Tricky the toughest coyote ever rests in a cage after its ordeal - which it survived with just some scrapes to its paw


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Re: Miracle Coyote
« Reply #1 on: November 28, 2009, 08:04:09 PM »
All said and done................I woulda put one in his grill with the single six ;)..........then put a sign with our team name next to him :chuckle:

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Re: Miracle Coyote
« Reply #2 on: December 01, 2009, 04:37:15 PM »
Hell ya just what i was thinking!
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Re: Miracle Coyote
« Reply #3 on: December 01, 2009, 04:46:13 PM »
And i think everyone would of voted random multiplier applied  :chuckle:

That thing would of been easily worth 10 points

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Re: Miracle Coyote
« Reply #4 on: December 01, 2009, 04:50:34 PM »
sucker messed up my ride he would not of come out in one chunk 8)
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Re: Miracle Coyote
« Reply #5 on: December 01, 2009, 04:51:42 PM »
I need a bigger gun. :o
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Re: Miracle Coyote
« Reply #6 on: December 07, 2009, 01:12:31 PM »
I am sure he was put on an Obama approved rehab plan, or even became a part of his staff
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