Camper bitten by Cape Breton coyote recounts moments leading up to attack

Muzammil Hussain October 03, 2026

A coyote walks toward the camera in a meadow-like area.

Alex Radu says he was bikepacking the Cabot Trail over the course of a week and that the 15-second encounter he had with a coyote doesn't define what was mostly a "peaceful experience" at the Cape Breton Highlands National Park.

Alex Radu says he was bikepacking the Cabot Trail over the course of a week and that the 15-second encounter he had with a coyote doesn't define what was mostly a "peaceful experience" at the Cape Breton Highlands National Park. A coyote walks toward the camera in a meadow-like area.

Alex Radu says he was bikepacking the Cabot Trail over the course of a week and that the 15-second encounter he had with a coyote doesn't define what was mostly a "peaceful experience" at the Cape Breton Highlands National Park.

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