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49ers' Brock Purdy 'saved a news anchor’s life' in San Francisco

A chance encounter between Brock Purdy and Bay Area TV news anchor Sara Donchey resulted in the San Francisco 49ers quarterback saving her life, Purdy said this week.

Back in February, Purdy filmed a John Deere tractor ad near Bernal Heights Park in San Francisco. Donchey, who is an anchor for KPIX, was walking by with her dog when she was startled by the quarterback.

“I suddenly heard Brock scream, ‘Coyote!’” Donchey recounted on KPIX. “And I turned around and saw the biggest coyote I’ve ever seen sneaking up behind me and my dog.