Taylor Mitchell

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Taylor Mitchell (born August 27, 1990 in Toronto , Ontario , † October 28, 2009 in Halifax , Nova Scotia ; actually Taylor Josephine Stephanie Luciow ) was a Canadian folk singer . She died after being attacked by coyotes . She is the first adult person in North America to be known to have died in such an attack.

Life

Mitchell was born and raised in Toronto, Canada. She finished her school career at the Etobicoke School of the Arts with a degree in musical theater.

Mitchell released an independent album in March 2009 called For Your Consideration .

In June 2009 she was invited to perform at the Winnipeg Folk Festival . A few days before her death, Mitchell was nominated for the Canadian Folk Music Award for Young Performer of the Year .

On October 23, 2009 she started a concert tour in the Maritime Provinces , with performances in New Brunswick , Nova Scotia and Prince Edward Island on the program. She should have performed in Sydney , Nova Scotia on the evening of the day she died .

death

On October 27, 2009, Mitchell hiked the Skyline Trail alone in the afternoon in Cape Breton Highlands National Park in Nova Scotia.

During her migration she was attacked by two coyotes. During the attack, other hikers came to Mitchell's aid, drove away the animals and alerted the police. When rescue workers arrived, Mitchell was taken to Cheticamp Hospital and then airlifted to the Queen Elizabeth II Health Sciences Center in Halifax in critical condition. She died that night.

According to the police, the officers encountered two "extremely aggressive" coyotes on the spot. When a police officer shot one of the animals, the animals fled.

An officer from the Royal Canadian Mounted Police later shot a coyote in the park, but the officer was unable to find the animal. In the evening, another coyote was killed by employees of the park administration. It is believed that five or six coyotes live in the area of ​​the park.

Mitchell is reportedly the second victim to be killed in a coyote attack. In 1981, a three-year-old girl was attacked by a coyote in Glendale, California. The father intervened, but she died of blood loss and a broken neck during the operation.

Discography

  • For Your Consideration , 2009 (Back Road Tavern Productions, Toronto)

Web links

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Cape Breton coyote attack kills touring folk singer (Engl.) . CTV approx. October 28, 2009. Retrieved October 28, 2009.
  2. ^ Benjamin Boles, Disc Review: Taylor Mitchell - For Your Consideration (Independent ) . In: NOW Toronto , March 17, 2009. Retrieved October 29, 2009. 
  3. ↑ Coyotes kill Toronto singer (English) , London Free Press. October 28, 2009. 
  4. ↑ 19-year-old folk singer killed by coyotes , Der Spiegel. October 30, 2009. Retrieved October 31, 2009. 
  5. ↑ Coyote attack silences emerging Toronto talent ( English ) CBC.ca. October 28, 2009. Retrieved October 28, 2009.
  6. ↑ 19-year-old singer in Canada killed by coyotes , Die Zeit. October 30, 2009. Accessed October 31, 2009. 
  7. ↑ Coyotes kill Toronto singer in Cape Breton (English) ( English ) CBC.ca. October 28, 2009. Retrieved October 29, 2009.
  8. ↑ Coyotes kill Canadian singer while migrating . AFP. October 30, 2009. Archived from the original on November 2, 2009. Retrieved on February 19, 2011.
  9. ^ A History of Urban Coyote Problems , Robert M. Tim & Rex O. Baker, University of Nebraska - Lincoln, 2007
personal data
SURNAME Mitchell, Taylor
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Luciow, Taylor Josephine Stephanie (real name)
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Canadian folk singer
DATE OF BIRTH August 27, 1990
PLACE OF BIRTH Toronto , Ontario
DATE OF DEATH October 28, 2009
Place of death Halifax , Nova Scotia