Photo: Travis Van Winkle/instagramTravis Van Winklejumped into actionto save his dog Karen from a “scary"coyote attackat Griffith Park in Los Angeles on Sunday afternoon.TheYouactor, 39, talked about his experience onInstagramand showed the leg injury he sustained during the rescue.“Way too close for comfort. Glad my little sweetie is okay. Luckily it went our way today,” he wrote. “Eeeeesh. Scary stuff.“In the accompanying video, Van Winkle went into more detail about the incident and warnedfellow pet ownersto be aware while at the popular park in Los Feliz neighborhood of Los Angeles.“I just want to share with you, if you’re hiking with your dog up here at Griffith Park, be very careful,” he said.Never miss a story — sign up forPEOPLE’s free weekly newsletterto get the biggest news of the week delivered to your inbox every Friday.“I was hanging out in this little back area over here, and Karen and I were just kinda hiking and throwing some bark to her down this hill when two coyotes…like literally came after her,” he added. “One almost got her leg. I had to slide down the mountain, literally screaming at the top of my lungs.“Travis Van Winkle/instagramHe also showed a video of the coyotes running on the mountain as well as the bloody cuts on his legs from sliding down the mountain.Azita Ghanizada — whom he thanked in the post for “consoling him after” — shared in the comment section, “So scary 😟 ❤️.“Emily VanCampadded, “Glad you guys are ok!! 🙏🏼😰What time of day??” to which he replied, “ugh thanks! It was 4pm.“Van Winkle has posted several times about Karen, including taking her to a farm, going to the beach, and celebrating her birthday.
Photo: Travis Van Winkle/instagram
Travis Van Winklejumped into actionto save his dog Karen from a “scary"coyote attackat Griffith Park in Los Angeles on Sunday afternoon.TheYouactor, 39, talked about his experience onInstagramand showed the leg injury he sustained during the rescue.“Way too close for comfort. Glad my little sweetie is okay. Luckily it went our way today,” he wrote. “Eeeeesh. Scary stuff.“In the accompanying video, Van Winkle went into more detail about the incident and warnedfellow pet ownersto be aware while at the popular park in Los Feliz neighborhood of Los Angeles.“I just want to share with you, if you’re hiking with your dog up here at Griffith Park, be very careful,” he said.Never miss a story — sign up forPEOPLE’s free weekly newsletterto get the biggest news of the week delivered to your inbox every Friday.“I was hanging out in this little back area over here, and Karen and I were just kinda hiking and throwing some bark to her down this hill when two coyotes…like literally came after her,” he added. “One almost got her leg. I had to slide down the mountain, literally screaming at the top of my lungs.“Travis Van Winkle/instagramHe also showed a video of the coyotes running on the mountain as well as the bloody cuts on his legs from sliding down the mountain.Azita Ghanizada — whom he thanked in the post for “consoling him after” — shared in the comment section, “So scary 😟 ❤️.“Emily VanCampadded, “Glad you guys are ok!! 🙏🏼😰What time of day??” to which he replied, “ugh thanks! It was 4pm.“Van Winkle has posted several times about Karen, including taking her to a farm, going to the beach, and celebrating her birthday.
Travis Van Winklejumped into actionto save his dog Karen from a “scary"coyote attackat Griffith Park in Los Angeles on Sunday afternoon.
TheYouactor, 39, talked about his experience onInstagramand showed the leg injury he sustained during the rescue.
“Way too close for comfort. Glad my little sweetie is okay. Luckily it went our way today,” he wrote. “Eeeeesh. Scary stuff.”
In the accompanying video, Van Winkle went into more detail about the incident and warnedfellow pet ownersto be aware while at the popular park in Los Feliz neighborhood of Los Angeles.
“I just want to share with you, if you’re hiking with your dog up here at Griffith Park, be very careful,” he said.
Never miss a story — sign up forPEOPLE’s free weekly newsletterto get the biggest news of the week delivered to your inbox every Friday.
“I was hanging out in this little back area over here, and Karen and I were just kinda hiking and throwing some bark to her down this hill when two coyotes…like literally came after her,” he added. “One almost got her leg. I had to slide down the mountain, literally screaming at the top of my lungs.”
Travis Van Winkle/instagram
He also showed a video of the coyotes running on the mountain as well as the bloody cuts on his legs from sliding down the mountain.
Azita Ghanizada — whom he thanked in the post for “consoling him after” — shared in the comment section, “So scary 😟 ❤️.”
Emily VanCampadded, “Glad you guys are ok!! 🙏🏼😰What time of day??” to which he replied, “ugh thanks! It was 4pm.”
Van Winkle has posted several times about Karen, including taking her to a farm, going to the beach, and celebrating her birthday.
source: people.com
