Coyotes are frequently spotted throughout San Francisco, roaming Golden Gate Park and sometimes approaching humans looking for food.
But the wily animals are not always their crafty selves, particularly around the San Francisco Bay. The fire department and animal control workers had to band together on Friday to rescue a nearly drowned coyote from the marina.
Bystanders spotted the struggling animal and called the fire department, the SFFD reported on Twitter. With personnel in the water and others lassoing the coyote from above, the animal, dubbed "Phoenix" was successfully rescued.
"Coyotes are big chickens and docile when captured, but don’t try this at home," San Francisco Animal Care & Control wrote in a Facebook post.
Phoenix was suffering from hypothermia after the ordeal, and was quickly transported to an Animal Care & Control facility to help the coyote recover.
There employees warmed up the coyote and later released it.
This isn’t the first time a coyote has had been rescued from the freezing water of the bay. Earlier this summer, animal control workers were aided by ferry employees in saving a floundering coyote puppy.
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