Still Waters Posted August 25, 2012 #1 Share Posted August 25, 2012 A female zookeeper has been killed in Germany after a tiger escaped from its enclosure and attacked her. The 43-year-old woman was cornered by the animal after it found its way through a gate that had not been properly shut and wandered into a nearby storage building, police said. The woman, who has not yet been named, was mauled and bitten and later died of her wounds in hospital. The director of Cologne Zoo, Theo Pagel, then shot the tiger dead with a rifle that he aimed from a safe vantage point through the storage building's skylight. It was feared that the tiger had been about to make its way into visitor areas, said police spokesman Stefan Kirchner. http://www.telegraph...aped-tiger.html 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ThePhantomFlanFlinger Posted August 25, 2012 #2 Share Posted August 25, 2012 Terribly sad for all involved...including the tiger 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Eldorado Posted August 25, 2012 #3 Share Posted August 25, 2012 "A gate that had not been properly shut" has caused many a death and will cause a lot more. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mnemonix Posted August 25, 2012 #4 Share Posted August 25, 2012 (edited) It's sad when these things happen Her family must be very upset... Edited August 25, 2012 by Mnemonix 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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