Posted on 12/26/2007 10:38:58 PM PST by BenLurkin
Authorities released the identity of the person killed in Tuesday's tiger mauling at the San Francisco Zoo.
Officials said the victim was a 17-year-old from San Jose named Carlos Sousa, Jr.
The zoo was a crime scene on Wednesday as authorities tried to piece together the incident that left Sousa dead and two others injured.
Officials at San Francisco General Hospital said the two injured men are in stable condition and resting comfortably after being treated for claw and bite marks.
The Siberian tiger that attacked the men is named Tatiana. Police shot and killed the animal after the attack.
Tatiana is the same animal that in ripped the flesh off a zookeeper's arm last year.
The San Francisco Zoo is a member in good standing of the Association of Zoos and Aquariums. That organization said Tuesday's death was the first-ever visitor fatality resulting from an animal escape at an AZA-accredited zoo.
What a terrible story, I pray for the family.
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Reports on the mews says the same tiger attacked a worker last Christmas ripping flesh from the workers arm.
I wonder if decorations distracted the tiger.
My dogs bark and get upset at the Santa’s we put up they will just jump up and go nuts not knowing who these faces are staring back at them.
One does hope you are not training your dogs to attack men in Santa Claus suits.
Poor kid. So young and such a bizarre incident that led to his death.
Car accidents, crime, etc. are one class that you hope never happens, but something like this would seem extra senseless to his parents and loved ones. Prayers for his family.
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