Taylor Mitchell

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  • Taylor Mitchell was a Canadian singer-songwriter who was killed by coyotes while hiking in a national park in Nova Scotia. According to reports, the 19-year-old Mitchell was attacked by the coyotes as she hiked a trail in the Cape Bretons Highlands National Park on October 27, 2009. She was rushed by air to a hospital in Halifax, Nova Scotia, and died of her injuries on the following day. Mitchell was in the midst of a tour to promote her album For Your Consideration.http://www.nydailynews.com/news/world/2009/10/29/2009-10-29_coyotes_kill_musician_taylor_mitchell_while_hiking_in_cape_breton_highlands_nati.html
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    Wildlife officials say such coyote attacks on humans are not common. One wildlife biologist speculated that the coyotes might have attacked Mitchell thinking she was a deer or other prey. Cape Bretons Highlands National Park's superintendent did say there had been reports of "aggressive animals" in the park.http://www.nydailynews.com/news/world/2009/10/29/2009-10-29_coyotes_kill_musician_taylor_mitchell_while_hiking_in_cape_breton_highlands_nati.html
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