“The brothers tried to get help for Sousa after attempts to stop the tiger failed, attorney Mark Geragos said.”
They say they tried to stop the tiger from killing their friend. OK.... let’s proceed.
“The animal first mauled Sousa and Paul Dhaliwal about 4:30 p.m., the attorney said, according to AP. While Sousa was seriously hurt, Paul Dhaliwal escaped, and he and his brother ran 300 yards to a zoo cafe where they had earlier eaten.”
“But the siblings were denied entry to the cafe because the zoo was closing, the AP reported. At that point the brothers lost sight of the tiger. The brothers then saw a female security guard who appeared “diffident” when she was informed of the escaped tiger, Geragos said, according to AP. “
OK. One of these guys claims to have been mauled by the tiger. He and a friend run to the cafe, and are turned away, even though he is supposedly bloody.
Then they see a security guard who is ‘diffident’ (whatever) , even though he is supposedly bloody.
Yeah. I believe those young men’s stories. (NOT).
What's unbelievable about it? When the first call to 911 was made by a zoo employee, he (or she) said he didn't believe the kid's story, thought he was crazy, though he did note that one of the kids was bleeding from the back of the head. Apparently no tiger was visible at that point.
Twenty minutes or so later, the police come in, find the guys still outside, still exposed (if you were attacked by a tiger wouldn't you want to get inside some place if anyone would let you?) and both of them mauled with the tiger sitting near them.
All seems to fit, to me anyway.