Tiger Mauls, Kills Man At Animal Park
Animal Shot, Killed By Workers
CENTER HILL, Fla. -- A 500-pound Siberian tiger mauled and killed a man at an animal park in Sumter County Tuesday afternoon.
The incident occurred at Savage Kingdom, an exotic animal park in Center Hill. The tiger was shot and killed by park workers.Vincent Lowe, 49, was an employee at the park. He was making repairs on the cage when the tiger broke through a wirer barrier and attacked him.Authorities said that Lowe was carrying a weapon when the attack occurred."(Lowe) did have a .357-caliber pistol on him, and he did have time to get it out. But he didn't have time to shoot," Joy Hill of the Florida Fish and Wildlife Commission said.Paramedics said that Lowe suffered a fatal bite to his neck as well as severe injuries to his head, arm and ribs."If you make a mistake with one of these (animals), that's the last mistake you're going to make. These aren't pets. These are exotic animals, and you just got to watch what you're doing all the time," Chris Brittingham, a former employee at Savage Kingdom, said.Savage Kingdom is operated by internationally famed cat expert Robert Baudy. Baudy, 79, was well-known during the early 1950s, when his animal acts were regularly featured on The Ed Sullivan Show.Center Hill is about 40 miles west of Orlando.A similar, non-fatal attack happened at the park four years ago, according to WKMG News.Stay with myCFnow.com and WKMG News for more details.
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