Hiker kills rabid coyote with bare hands following attack in Rhode Island

A hiker killed a rabid coyote with his bare hands after being attacked in Rhode Island, officials said. 

The coyote attacked the hiker in a wooded area of Johnston on Friday afternoon, local media News 12 reported.  The animal bit the hiker on the leg, Johnston Police Chief Mark Vieira told News 12.

The hiker was able to pin down the coyote down by its neck with his bare hands and suffocate the animal, Vieira told News 12.