Taylor Mitchell, from Toronto, died after being attacked by the animals while she was hiking in the Cape Breton Highland National Park in Nova Scotia.
The Royal Canadian Mountain Police (RCMP) said she was hiking along the popular Skyline Trail when the coyotes pounced. Walkers alerted park rangers after they heard her screams.
One of the coyotes has been shot, but rangers are still looking for the other one.
A message on the singer/songwriter's website read: 'We are devastated by the loss of our dear friend Taylor Mitchell'.
Ms Mitchell was nominated for a Canadian Folk Music Award earlier this year in the youth category.
Officials in Canada said Ms Mitchell died of her wounds on Wednesday morning, after be airlifted to a Halifax hospital.
Coyote attacks on humans are very rare. 'Coyotes are normally afraid of humans. This is a very irregular occurrence,' Brigdit Leger, a spokeswoman for the RCMP, told the Reuters news agency.
The Royal Canadian Mountain Police (RCMP) said she was hiking along the popular Skyline Trail when the coyotes pounced. Walkers alerted park rangers after they heard her screams.
One of the coyotes has been shot, but rangers are still looking for the other one.
A message on the singer/songwriter's website read: 'We are devastated by the loss of our dear friend Taylor Mitchell'.
Ms Mitchell was nominated for a Canadian Folk Music Award earlier this year in the youth category.
Officials in Canada said Ms Mitchell died of her wounds on Wednesday morning, after be airlifted to a Halifax hospital.
Coyote attacks on humans are very rare. 'Coyotes are normally afraid of humans. This is a very irregular occurrence,' Brigdit Leger, a spokeswoman for the RCMP, told the Reuters news agency.
this coyote attack is especially strange to me since I've lived around coyotes my whole life without any issues (in AZ) - they seem to be afraid of people
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