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Coyote in the bathroom! Critter runs into convention centre

Jan 14, 2019 | 1:00 PM

NASHVILLE — A coyote sprinted past a security checkpoint and into a Nashville convention centre where a boat show was packing up Sunday night.

According to the Music City Center, at around 10:20 p.m. the coyote entered through a loading area and ran into an exhibit hall before staff trapped it in a bathroom.

Police and animal control officers used a catch pole to capture the animal, which was released in a wooded area.

Metro Animal Care and Control Director Lauren Bluestone said coyote encounters are becoming more common in Nashville as the city expands.