I am a former submarine sailor. Sounds like they lost comms halfway through the descent. Even a minor leak at 6000 feet is a fatal event. As all submariner's know "What goes up, must come down. What goes down, doesn't have to come back up."
Coyotes are an invasive species, as bad as kudzu or Chinese privet. They kill lots of small animals, birds, deer, you name it, they will eat it. A pack can even be dangerous to humans. The liberals need to realize all of the above.