Coyotes pounce on man who crashed electric scooter into one of them on Stanley Park seawall

It's dark onthe north side of the Stanley Park seawallat night.

Thus, a man riding his electric scooter in the area just before midnight onSunday likely didn't see it coming beforehe crashed into acoyote in hispath.

The impact according to police, who highlighted the bizarre encounter on Mondayknocked the man off his scooter. Officers said hefell to the pavement and injured his collarbone.

Then it got worse.

"While he was on the ground, a couple of coyotes began to nip at him biting at his jacket and his clothing," said Const. Steve Addison.

Addison said the man fended off the animals and flagged down a passerby, who called 911.

B.C. Emergency Health Services confirmed paramedics werecalled to respond toa "multiple animal situation" on the seawall between Lumbermen's Arch and the Lions Gate Bridge.The man was hospitalized in stable condition, according to an email.

The run-in is at least the 17th incident since December in which a coyotehas bittena humanin Stanley Park.

All the biting incidents since Christmas have involved adults walking or running in the park, most often betweendusk and dawn. People in the park should not feed coyotes or leave food out for animals, say wildlife officials.

Anyone who has an encounter with an aggressive coyote is asked to call the provincial RAPPline at 1-877-952-7277.