Tuesday 16 August 2022 10:25 PM Ultramarathon runner attacked by coyote on a 150-mile run trends now
An ultramarathon runner was ambushed by a coyote during his 150-mile run in California near the Golden Gate Bridge.
Dean Karnazes, 59, posted a video to Instagram and discussed the attack to his over 100,000 followers with blood dripping from his upper and lower lip.
The caption to the video reads: 'I've been attacked by a shark, and now a coyote.'
Alone at 3am and at the 37-mile mark, Karnazes said he had 'something rather terrifying happen.'
'I was running and I heard some footsteps behind me,' he said. 'I thought it was a big dog on the trail and I turned to look and it was a coyote.'
Dean Karnazes (left), 59, took to Instagram to document being attacked by a coyote on his 150-mile run
Following the incident, Karnazes responded to his own post and told his viewers 'if you see someone feeding a coyote, please say something.' He says he believes he was attacked for his energy bar
'I just had something rather terrifying happened,' he said. Karnazes was alone at the 37-mile mark, located close by to the Golden Gate Bridge
After grabbing hold of the trekking poles he brought with him for support, he was able to fend off the coyote
After fending off the animal, he continued to run. 'Not sure what I'm going to do, but I guess I got to keep going or else it will probably come back to me'
After being knocked to the ground, Karnazes believes the animal was going after the
