Hero Dad Saves Son from Coyote Attack by Killing Animal with His Bare Hands

'I had to become the aggressor,' Ian O'Reilly said of the attack

A New Hampshire dad is being praised for his quick thinking after he saved his young son from a coyote attack by killing the animal with his bare hands.about a coyote attacking a family while walking on the trail to Exeter, the Kensington Police Department shared in a statement on Facebook.The father, Ian O’Reillyt, telling Boston 25 News it was “a very normal day” prior to the attack.

Understanding that they were still in grave danger, O’Reilly told Boston 25 News that he put himself “in between the coyote and the family.” The animal continued to attack.“There was a series of attacks from the pretty aggressive coyote. It got me in the arm and the chest,” O’Reilly said. As for how O’ Reilly managed to suffocate the animal he explained to the news outlet, “When I was able to get on top of it, I put my hand around it’s snout, so it wasn’t able to attack me anymore.”

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