PORTLAND, Ore. (KPTV/Gray News) – Some scary moments were caught on a family’s security camera this week as a wild animal decided to run through their backyard.
Homeowner Charlie Schmidt shared video from his northeast Portland home that showed a coyote chasing his young daughter at their house.
He was working in the yard when suddenly the animal appeared in the video along with his little girl who can be seen running toward the house.
The girl jumped on top of a picnic table in the backyard to evade the coyote.
Schmidt then can be seen picking her up while running to the other side of the house.
“Get inside, get inside!” Schmidt’s son, who was also in the backyard, yelled.
The footage showed the coyote kept running when it spotted the father until eventually wandering off down the street.
“I was shocked,” Schmidt said. “That’s the feeling I had. We do …