I never heard this story, but it is not all that uncommon for coyotes up here to come at people. Although it is not a norm it does happen one time a guy was cutting firewood had a group come at him. He had to jump up on back of his pick-up truck and rev the chainsaw to ward them off. I have no place for a coyote and sure as heck wish we could rid this place up here of them..
That is a very sad story indeed..