For Shana Graves and Mark Pinkstone, an early Saturday walk with their dogs took a terrifying turn when a coyote snatched one of their pets — standing only a few feet away — and ran off.
Graves said it happened at about 6:45 a.m. in the 22000 block of Clocktower Way in the Boca Winds community. She and her boyfriend, Pinkstone, were startled at the speed of the brazen attack. She said the coyote came from behind, grabbed their 4-year-old Yorkie mix, Lola, in its mouth and disappeared down the street.
"The coyote came so fast that there was nothing we could do to save her," Graves said.