Wednesday 17 August 2022 11:46 PM Ultramarathon runner who claimed he was injured by a coyote, actually hurt ... trends now
An ultramarathon runner who claims to have been savagely attacked and injured in the face by a coyote on a 150-mile run in California near the Golden Gate Bridge actually hurt himself in a fall, park rangers confirmed.
The Golden Gate National Recreation Area (GGNRA) tweeted the update on Wednesday, shedding light on how exactly Dean Karanzes suffered facial injuries on Saturday night in the Marin Headlands Endurance race.
The National Park Service claims officers had spoken to the 59-year-old hours after the alleged attack and even opened an investigation into the 3 a.m. incident.
'While we appreciate the coverage on this, we want to emphasize that the injuries shown were caused by a fall,' the GGNRA tweeted. 'The coyote did not bite the individual involved in this encounter.'
'To be clear, the fall, rather than the coyote itself, was the source of Karnazes' injuries,' National Park Service spokesperson Julian Espinoza also told the SFGATE. 'It wouldn't be accurate to refer to the encounter as an attack.'
Karanzes gave a bizarre interview to SFGate which initially deflected questions about what had happened, before admitting that the incident had caused him to pee himself.
Park rangers at the Golden Gate National Recreation area said in a tweet on Wednesday that Ultramarathon runner Dean Karnazes, 59, had suffered injuries to his face from a fall, shedding light on the runner's account of what exactly happened on a 150-mile race on Saturday night
Dean Karnazes (left), 59, took to Instagram to document being attacked by a coyote on the 150-mile long Marin Headlands Endurance race at around 3a.m. on Saturday
Karnazes, who also claims to have the 'endurance gene' from not producing lactic acid - an organic acid produced when muscles are making energy anaerobically, is well known in the long-distance running world and is the author of 'Ultramarathon Man: Confessions of an All-Night Runner.'
He has also completed 50 marathons in as many states and days in 2008.
On Saturday night, Karnazes, also known as 'Ultramarathon Man,' 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
