A man who worked at the Naples Zoo in Florida was hospitalized with serious injuries on Wednesday when a tiger bit his arm after he entered a restricted area and reached into the animal’s enclosure, officials said. A sheriff’s deputy was “forced to shoot” the critically endangered Malayan tiger on Wednesday evening after the man, who is in his 20s, was bitten by the animal, the Collier County Sheriff’s Office said in a Facebook post. ”Preliminary information indicates that the man was either petting or feeding the animal, both of which are unauthorized and dangerous activities,” the office said. “Initial reports indicate that the tiger grabbed the man’s arm and pulled it into the enclosure after the the man traversed an initial fence barrier and put his arm through the fencing of the tiger enclosure.” The man, a member of a a third-party cleaning service contracted by the zoo, was …
Man Hospitalized After Tiger Bites His Arm at Florida Zoo: Officials
December 30, 2021
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