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A coyote led police sharpshooters armed with tranquilizer guns on a frantic chase through New York's Central Park before being captured.
At one point, authorities tried to corner the animal in the south east corner of the park, by an ice skating rink.
The clever creature jumped into the water, ducked under a bridge, then scampered through the rink grounds and ran off.
The coyote was captured somewhere north of that area, Parks Department spokesman Ashe Reardon said.
The hunt had been on since yesterday afternoon when Parks Commissioner Adrian Benepe, among others, spotted the animal in the south east corner of the park, not far from the tony Upper East Side.
"It didn't look the least bit worried," he said.
At one point, authorities tried to corner the animal in the south east corner of the park, by an ice skating rink.
The clever creature jumped into the water, ducked under a bridge, then scampered through the rink grounds and ran off.
The coyote was captured somewhere north of that area, Parks Department spokesman Ashe Reardon said.
The hunt had been on since yesterday afternoon when Parks Commissioner Adrian Benepe, among others, spotted the animal in the south east corner of the park, not far from the tony Upper East Side.
"It didn't look the least bit worried," he said.
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