A drowning coyote was rescued by Strong Island Animal Rescue League‘s Frankie Floridia from a four-foot-deep mud marsh in St. James, Long Island on June 3. The frightened coyote had already suffered an injury, likely having been struck by a car, when he fled into the muddy mess as people got too close.
Suffolk County Police had been notified about the injured coyote after it ran into the thick muck and began to sink. By the time help arrived, the coyote was nearly completely submerged except for his nose.
Knowing we had a life or death situation on our hands Frankie jumped into the mud and set out to rescue the coyote. Only problem was the mud was Almost Four feet deep and near impossible to get through. Frankie, who trains for this type of stuff, was able to drag through the mud and get the catch pole on the coyote and keep his head above the quicksand type mud
When rescuer Floridia arrived, he waded waist-deep into the quicksand type muck, and had to make the quick decision that he would not be able to lift the coyote’s legs out of the mud. Instead he looped the catch pole around the coyote’s neck to keep his head elevated. An onlooker tossed a rope which allowed the team to pull the coyote and his rescuer safely out of the marsh.
Watch the rescue here:
Frankie was able to get the coyote into a net and then a carrier and get him to a veterinarian for his medical needs.
On his update posted by the Strong Island Animal Rescue, he is in stable condition at the Sweetbriar Nature Center. He was emaciated and suffered from a broken leg which left him unable to hunt.
He has been getting around the clock treatment with fluids, antibiotics, flea meds, blood work and healthy food. He will need surgery to repair his broken leg and a lengthy rehabilitation after that.
Once the coyote is fully healed, the organization will release him back to his local pack.
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