By Associated Press - Monday, June 11, 2018

SWAMPSCOTT, Mass. (AP) - A teen has been bitten by a coyote in Massachusetts, and police are warning the public to be on alert.

Police say the 17-year-old male was bitten in the woods of Swampscott Saturday night.

WCVB-TV reports the teen has been hospitalized with cuts and scratches, and the coyote has yet to be found.

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Police are urging residents to practice extreme caution in any wooded area in the town.

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