Taylor Mitchell | |
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 Taylor Mitchell in 2007 | |
| Background information | |
| Birth name | Taylor Josephine Stephanie Luciow[1] |
| Born | August 27, 1990[2] Toronto, Ontario, Canada |
| Died | October 27, 2009 (aged 19) Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada |
| Genres | |
| Occupation | Singer–songwriter |
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| Years active | 2006–2009 |
| Labels | Back Road Tavern Productions [3] |
Taylor Josephine Stephanie Luciow (August 27, 1990 – October 27, 2009), known by her stage name Taylor Mitchell, was a Canadian country folk singer and songwriter from Toronto. Her debut and only album, For Your Consideration, received encouraging reviews and airplay. Following a busy summer performance schedule, which included an appearance as a young performer at the Winnipeg Folk Festival, Mitchell embarked on a tour of Eastern Canada with a newly acquired license and car.
Mitchell died at the age of 19 of injuries and blood loss after two eastern coyotes (coywolves) mauled her while she was walking along Cape Breton Highlands National Park's Skyline Trail. Her death is the only known fatal coyote attack on an adult and the only known fatal coyote attack on a human ever confirmed in Canada. It shocked experts and led to a reassessment of the risk to humans from the predator behaviour of coyotes.
- ^ "Coyotes kill Toronto singer in Cape Breton". CBC.ca. October 28, 2009. Archived from the original on August 18, 2016. Retrieved November 8, 2015.
- ^ "CDbabay.com profile". Archived from the original on September 5, 2010. Retrieved December 8, 2009.
- ^ iTunes Store. "For Your Consideration". iTunes. Archived from the original on November 8, 2012. Retrieved December 8, 2009.