The tiger was shot and killed by responding authorities in order to free the man from the animal's jaws.
A maintenance worker was hospitalized with serious injuries after he entered an unauthorized area of a Florida zoo and was attacked by a tiger, authorities said. The tiger was then shot and killed by responding authorities in order to free the man from the animal's jaws.
A member of a cleaning service contracted by the zoo to clean restrooms and the gift shop, but not the animal enclosures, had"entered an unauthorized area near a tiger that was inside its enclosure," according to the sheriff's office.A man was attacked by a Malayan tiger at the Naples Zoo in Naples, Fla., on Dec. 29, 2021. The tiger was shot by authorities.
"Initial reports indicate that the tiger grabbed the man's arm and pulled it into the enclosure after the man traversed an initial fence barrier and put his arm through the fencing of the tiger enclosure," the office said.A deputy responded to the zoo around 6:30 p.m. and found the man with his arm in the tiger's mouth. The deputy kicked the enclosure in an attempt to get the tiger to release the arm, but was"forced" to shoot the animal, authorities said.
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