Police in Boston and Cambridge responded to the Charles River on Wednesday morning for reports of a dog on the ice near Boston University that might be in need of rescue.
But when Boston firefighters and Massachusetts State Police got there, they found a coyote instead of someone's pet.
They said the coyote appeared healthy and was not in any trouble.
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