The coatimundi that attacked a hiker in southern Arizona remains missing, but experts believe it likely had rabies and has ...

The coatimundi that attacked a hiker in southern Arizona remains missing, but experts believe it likely had rabies and has since died. Arizona Game and Fish Department officials searched Ash ...

PHOENIX – Wildlife officials are searching for a coatimundi that attacked a hiker in southern Arizona over the weekend.

According to the Cochise County Sheriff’s Office, deputies were called to investigate a wild animal attack in Ash Canyon, south of Sierra Vista, on Sunday. The man reported that he was hiking in the ...

The animal was determined to be a coatimundi — pronounced ko-ah-ta-muhn-dee — a raccoon-like animal native to the Americas ...

A hiker experienced an unexpected encounter with a wild animal in Ash Canyon south of Sierra Vista on March 23, 2025. The Cochise County Sheriff's ...