Ultra-marathon runner who claimed he was attacked by a COYOTE actually got injuries from a FALL
SAN FRANCISCO, CALIFORNIA: It has been revealed that an ultramarathon runner who claimed to have been attacked by a coyote actually sustained his injuries from a fall. The surprising information came to light after an investigation was launched into the alleged coyote attack near the Golden Gate Bridge, as confirmed by the park rangers.
The update was tweeted by The Golden Gate National Recreation Area (GGNRA) explaining exactly how Dean Karnazes suffered facial injuries on Saturday night, August 13, in the Marin Headlands Endurance marathon. As per The National Park Service, officials questioned Karanzes regarding the incident only hours after the attack and instantly launched an investigation into the 3 am incident. The celebrity ultramarathoner was not attacked by a coyote as per the NPS Spokesperson, Julian Espinoza, who told SFGATE, "To be clear, the fall, rather than the coyote itself, was the source of Karnazes’ injuries. It wouldn't be accurate to refer to the encounter as an attack.”
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The GGNRA tweeted in reply to the San Francisco Chronicle's coverage of the attack, "While we appreciate the coverage on this, we want to emphasize that the injuries shown were caused by a fall. The coyote did not bite the individual involved in this encounter." In a bizarre interview with SFGATE, Karnazes deflected any questions about the incident before revealing that the alleged attack, which has now been ruled out, made him pee himself.
While we appreciate the coverage on this, we want to emphasize that the injuries shown were caused by a fall. The coyote did not bite the individual involved in this encounter. https://t.co/cfpaLyok38
— Golden Gate National Recreation Area - Alerts (@GGNRANPSAlerts) August 16, 2022
Karnazes' claims of the coyote 'attack'
Karnazes, 59, has long been a celebrity ultramarathoner and has written several books in his career. He boasts an impressive Instagram profile with over 100,000 followers and is famous for stunts like running 50 marathons in 50 states in 50 days. He shared the incident with his Instagram family in a post which was captioned, "I've been attacked by a shark, and now a coyote." In an interview with NBC, he revealed that the hungry coyote was going after his energy bar. Karnazes said, "I was running and I heard some footsteps behind me. I thought it was a big dog on the trail and I turned to look and it was a coyote. Honestly, I think it didn't know what to do. He was looking at me. I was looking at him. He was going for the bar."
He even talked about the bizarre incident on his Facebook page saying, "As I’ve witnessed firsthand, people (mostly tourist) have been feeding wild coyotes in the Marin Headlands area of California. This has got to stop. If you see someone feeding a coyote, please say something. The local Rangers are doing the best job they can, but we trail runners are out in these areas more than anyone. Thank you. It’s best for everyone, coyotes included."
