Travis Van Winkle saves his dog from two hungry coyotes, says it was 'scary'

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Travis Van Winkle revealed he had an encounter with two coyotes at Griffith Park in Los Angeles on Sunday.The You actor, 39, was in a hoodie as he filmed himself still in the park as he seemed exasperated by the event.The star said he was playing with his black dog Karen in a 'back area' when a coyote went after the canine, trying to latch on to her leg, while another was nearby.

Twice as bad:Travis Van Winkle revealed he had an encounter with two coyotes at Griffith Park in Los Angeles on Sunday. Poor pup:The star said he was playing with his black dog Karen in a 'back area' when a coyote went after the canine, trying to latch on to her leg, while another was nearbyThe actor sprung into action, sliding down a hill to held scare off the wild animals, which caused his leg to get cut up.'I was hanging out in this little back area over here, and Karen and I were just kinda hiking and throwing some bark to her down this hill when two coyotes… like literally came after her,' Travis explained. 'One almost got her leg.

I had to slide down the mountain, literally screaming at the top of my lungs.'The slide caused a four inch shallow cut on his leg with other nicks near his bottom.'I just want to share with you, if you're hiking with your dog up here at Griffith Park, be very careful,' Travis added.

Watch out: A coyote and its friend are seen in the back area of Griffith Park They live in LA too!Coyotes are wild animals and can pose a risk to people and pets, warned the LA Animal Services.