[14] The first occurred in the United States [15] in August 1981, when 3-year-old Kelly Keen was attacked by a coyote outside her home in Glendale , California , United States . [16] ^ a b c "Coyotes kill Toronto singer in Cape Breton" . CBC.ca . 2009-10-28 . http://www.cbc.ca/canada/nova-scotia/story/2009/10/28/ns-coyote-attack-died.html .