MARBLEHEAD, MASS. (WHDH) - Marblehead Animal Control determined that the animal that bit a jogger Monday evening was not a coyote, according to a statement from police.
An off-leash dog bit the jogger while she was running on Brown Street, Marblehead police clarified Wednesday. She sustained non-life-threatening injuries.
The victim described the animal as yellow and mid-sized, with pointy ears, according to police.
Officials originally believed the creature fit the description of a coyote.
However, police said Wednesday that the biting animal was determined to be a dog and that it had been contained.
The department reiterated the importance of being aware of coyotes, even though this situation happened to involve a dog.
“Coyotes may or may not be in this area and other parts of Marblehead,” police said Wednesday.
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