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This story led the news in LA....the SFFD put the tiger down with their Glocks.
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SAN FRANCISCO - Investigators trying to determine how a
tiger escaped its zoo enclosure on Christmas Day - killing one man
and mauling two others - plan a thorough sweep of the zoo grounds
Wednesday to look for clues.
Authorities do not believe more people were attacked, but they
want to inspect the area in the daylight. Zoo officials are still
uncertain how long the tiger, which last year badly mauled a
zookeeper, was loose before being shot dead.
The three men who were attacked Tuesday while visiting the zoo
were in their 20s, police spokesman Steve Mannina said. The attack
occurred just after the 5 p.m. closing time, on the east end of the
125-acre grounds.
They suffered "pretty aggressive bite marks," Mannina said.
The two injured men were listed in stable condition at San
Francisco General Hospital. Dr. John Brown, an emergency room
physician, told ABC's "Good Morning America" on Wednesday they
suffered deep bites and claw cuts to their heads, necks, arms and
hands.
"These injuries are severe injuries, but they are very
treatable," Brown said, "and these two gentlemen seem to be in
good health, so I think they have a good chance."
The Siberian tiger, named Tatiana, was the same giant cat that
attacked a zookeeper just about a year ago during a public feeding,
said Robert Jenkins, the zoo's director of animal care and
conservation.
The approximately 300-pound female did not leave through an open
door, Jenkins said. But he could not explain how it escaped - the
tiger's enclosure is surrounded by a 15-foot-wide moat and
20-foot-high walls.
"There was no way out through the door," Jenkins said. "The
animal appears to have climbed or otherwise leapt out of the
enclosure."
The first attack happened right outside the Siberian's enclosure
- the victim died at the scene. A group of four responding officers
came across his body when they made their way into the dark zoo
grounds, Mannina said.
Then they saw the second victim. He was about 300 yards away, in
front of the Terrace Cafe.
The man was sitting on the ground, blood running from gashes in
his head. Tatiana sat next to him. Suddenly, the cat attacked the
man again, Mannina said.
The officers started approaching the tiger, bearing their
handguns. Tatiana started moving in their direction. Several of the
officers then fired, killing the animal.
Only then did they see the third victim, who had also been
mauled.
The zoo is open 365 days a year. Although no new visitors were
let in after 5 p.m., the grounds were not scheduled to close until
an hour later, and there were between 20 and 25 people still on
site when the attacks happened, zoo officials said. Employees and
visitors were told to take shelter when zoo officials learned of
the attacks.
"This is a tragic event for San Francisco," Fire Department
spokesman Lt. Ken Smith said. "We pride ourselves in our zoo, and
we pride ourselves in tourists coming and looking at our city."
There are five tigers at the zoo - three Sumatrans and two
Siberians. Officials initially worried that four tigers had
escaped, but soon learned only one had escaped its pen, Mannina
said.
On Dec. 22, 2006, Tatiana reached through the cage's iron bars
and attacked a keeper with her claws and teeth, causing deep
lacerations to the worker's arms. The zoo's Lion House was
temporarily closed during an investigation.
California's Division of Occupational Safety and Health blamed
the zoo for the assault and imposed a $18,000 penalty. A medical
claim filed against the city by the keeper was denied.
Mayor Gavin Newsom said in a statement he was deeply saddened by
the latest attack and that a thorough investigation was under way.
After last year's attack, the zoo added customized steel mesh
over the bars, built in a feeding shoot and increased the distance
between the public and the cats.
Tatiana arrived at the San Francisco Zoo from the Denver Zoo a
few years ago, with zoo officials hoping she would mate with a male
tiger. Siberian tigers are classified as endangered and there are
more than 600 of the animals living in captivity worldwide.
The zoo will be closed Wednesday.
tiger escaped its zoo enclosure on Christmas Day - killing one man
and mauling two others - plan a thorough sweep of the zoo grounds
Wednesday to look for clues.
Authorities do not believe more people were attacked, but they
want to inspect the area in the daylight. Zoo officials are still
uncertain how long the tiger, which last year badly mauled a
zookeeper, was loose before being shot dead.
The three men who were attacked Tuesday while visiting the zoo
were in their 20s, police spokesman Steve Mannina said. The attack
occurred just after the 5 p.m. closing time, on the east end of the
125-acre grounds.
They suffered "pretty aggressive bite marks," Mannina said.
The two injured men were listed in stable condition at San
Francisco General Hospital. Dr. John Brown, an emergency room
physician, told ABC's "Good Morning America" on Wednesday they
suffered deep bites and claw cuts to their heads, necks, arms and
hands.
"These injuries are severe injuries, but they are very
treatable," Brown said, "and these two gentlemen seem to be in
good health, so I think they have a good chance."
The Siberian tiger, named Tatiana, was the same giant cat that
attacked a zookeeper just about a year ago during a public feeding,
said Robert Jenkins, the zoo's director of animal care and
conservation.
The approximately 300-pound female did not leave through an open
door, Jenkins said. But he could not explain how it escaped - the
tiger's enclosure is surrounded by a 15-foot-wide moat and
20-foot-high walls.
"There was no way out through the door," Jenkins said. "The
animal appears to have climbed or otherwise leapt out of the
enclosure."
The first attack happened right outside the Siberian's enclosure
- the victim died at the scene. A group of four responding officers
came across his body when they made their way into the dark zoo
grounds, Mannina said.
Then they saw the second victim. He was about 300 yards away, in
front of the Terrace Cafe.
The man was sitting on the ground, blood running from gashes in
his head. Tatiana sat next to him. Suddenly, the cat attacked the
man again, Mannina said.
The officers started approaching the tiger, bearing their
handguns. Tatiana started moving in their direction. Several of the
officers then fired, killing the animal.
Only then did they see the third victim, who had also been
mauled.
The zoo is open 365 days a year. Although no new visitors were
let in after 5 p.m., the grounds were not scheduled to close until
an hour later, and there were between 20 and 25 people still on
site when the attacks happened, zoo officials said. Employees and
visitors were told to take shelter when zoo officials learned of
the attacks.
"This is a tragic event for San Francisco," Fire Department
spokesman Lt. Ken Smith said. "We pride ourselves in our zoo, and
we pride ourselves in tourists coming and looking at our city."
There are five tigers at the zoo - three Sumatrans and two
Siberians. Officials initially worried that four tigers had
escaped, but soon learned only one had escaped its pen, Mannina
said.
On Dec. 22, 2006, Tatiana reached through the cage's iron bars
and attacked a keeper with her claws and teeth, causing deep
lacerations to the worker's arms. The zoo's Lion House was
temporarily closed during an investigation.
California's Division of Occupational Safety and Health blamed
the zoo for the assault and imposed a $18,000 penalty. A medical
claim filed against the city by the keeper was denied.
Mayor Gavin Newsom said in a statement he was deeply saddened by
the latest attack and that a thorough investigation was under way.
After last year's attack, the zoo added customized steel mesh
over the bars, built in a feeding shoot and increased the distance
between the public and the cats.
Tatiana arrived at the San Francisco Zoo from the Denver Zoo a
few years ago, with zoo officials hoping she would mate with a male
tiger. Siberian tigers are classified as endangered and there are
more than 600 of the animals living in captivity worldwide.
The zoo will be closed Wednesday.
gryeyes911
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Don't be teasin' them tigers!
So, anybody at all surprised the kids were HBD and up on that fence, taunting the tigers?
How about a rousing "No DUH!"
So, anybody at all surprised the kids were HBD and up on that fence, taunting the tigers?
How about a rousing "No DUH!"
MCIAD
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Not only HBD, but there were traces of marijuana in all three blood samples. The blood alcohol level of the kid who got killed, 17 years old, was .16 - and he was high on marijuana to boot.
Not surprisingly, the lawyers for all involved are not returning calls. Go figure. Oops . . .
Not surprisingly, the lawyers for all involved are not returning calls. Go figure. Oops . . .
karldotcom
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"I smoke two joints in the afternoon, it makes me feel alright...."
When is the last time Geragos won a case?
Michael Jackson - dismissed from team
Winona Ryder - lost
Scott Peterson - lost
Barry Bonds Trainer - lost
Just a publicity hound in my book.
When is the last time Geragos won a case?
Michael Jackson - dismissed from team
Winona Ryder - lost
Scott Peterson - lost
Barry Bonds Trainer - lost
Just a publicity hound in my book.
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